Vause v. Vause Farm Equipment Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
The decisive question presented here is : Was there any evidence before the Industrial Commission upon which it could make a finding of fact that plaintiff was injured by an accident arising out of bis employment ? A careful study of tbe record impels a negative answer. All of tbe evidence below points to tbe plaintiff’s epileptic seizure as tbe sole cause of bis injury.
Tbe "Workmen’s Compensation Act expressly provides that a “personal injury” entitling an employee to an award of compensation “shall mean only injury by accident arising out of and in tbe course of tbe employment, and shall…
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