Legal Opinion

Cannizzaro v. Food Lion

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 4, 2009No. COA08-1381PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BRYANT, Judge.

Food Lion (defendant) appeals from an Opinion and Award determining plaintiff Frank Cannizzaro’s current psychological condition was caused by a compensable, work-related injury and awarding plaintiff total disability compensation. We affirm.

Facts

Plaintiff worked for defendant as a truck driver. On 19 December 2003, plaintiff was unloading stock when a box of Gatorade fell from two feet above his head and struck plaintiff in the center of his forehead. Plaintiff fell to the floor, hit the back of his head, and was knocked unconscious for approximately five minutes. Plaintiff was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Adams v. AVX Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
  2. Hollman v. City of Raleigh, Public Utilities DepartmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  3. Maloney v. Wake Hospital Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  4. Rose v. City of Rocky MountCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  5. Brewington v. Rigsbee Auto PartsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. ChukwuCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013

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