Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Smoky Mountain Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 16, 2005No. COA04-58PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYANT, Judge.
Ronald C. Rogers (plaintiff) appeals from an Opinion and Award from the Full Commission dated 12 September 2003 denying benefits for his back injury under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act.
On 16 May 2001, plaintiff was employed as a duct cleaner for Smoky Mountain Petroleum Company and Federated Insurance Company (defendants). In fulfillment of his job duties as a “helper” on that day, he assisted installers Todd Fountain (Fountain) and Art Hollis (Hollis) in replacing an old furnace with a new heating and air conditioning system. To complete the task, they used a…
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