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Wilhite v. Liberty Veneer Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 2, 1981No. 53PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUSKINS, Justice.

When an employee suffers serious bodily disfigurement due to an accident covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act and dies from unrelated causes while drawing compensation for temporary total disability, are his dependents entitled to a postmortem award for serious bodily disfigurement? That is the determinative question posed by this appeal.

As of 20 June 1975 when Mr. Wilhite was injured, G.S. 97-31 (22) read as follows:

In case of serious bodily disfigurement for which no compensation is payable under any other subdivision of this section, but excluding the disfigurement…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hall v. Thomason Chevrolet, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  2. Branham v. Denny Roll & Panel Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
  3. Stanley v. . Hyman-Michaels Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  4. Stanley v. Hyman-Michaels Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  5. Smith v. Mecklenburg County Chapter American Red CrossSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Hogan v. Forsyth Country Club Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
  2. Dowdy v. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  3. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. RalphCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
  4. Singleton v. Kenya Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Locklear v. Canal Wood Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983

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