Taylor v. Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital

EAGLES, Judge.

Our review of an Industrial Commission award is limited to two questions: (1) whether there is competent evidence before the Commission to support its findings, and (2) whether the findings support its legal conclusions. Hansel v. Sherman Textiles, 304 N.C. 44, 283 S.E. 2d 101 (1981).

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Defendants first assign error to the Commission’s finding that a February 1982 CAT scan revealed a five millimeter protrusion at the L5-S1 disc space. This finding is in error. While Dr. McConnachie, plaintiffs expert witness, did testify that the February 1982 CAT scan revealed a five millimeter…