Terrell v. Terminix Services, Inc.

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

Defendants appeal from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission holding that plaintiff suffers from a compensable occupational disease. Defendants argue that plaintiff failed to notify his employer of his occupational disease within the two-year period prescribed by statute. Because plaintiff gave notice to his employer in ample time, we affirm the decision of the commission.

Plaintiff began working for defendants in 1973. Until 1983 when plaintiff became a supervisor, plaintiff primarily worked in the field. His duties included visiting with…