Carroll v. Daniels and Daniels Construction Co.

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action against two defendants: (1) plaintiff’s employer at the time of the accident and (2) employer’s insurance carrier at that time. This appeal was brought by N.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, defendant employer’s insurance carrier and does not address plaintiff’s action against Daniels and Daniels Construction Company, Inc., plaintiff’s employer. The holding of this Court will therefore address only the responsibility of the insurance carrier under the Workers’ Compensation statutes.

Defendant-appellant contends that the insurance carrier should…