Zaldana v. Smith

CALABRIA, Judge.

Julio Alberto Martinez Zaldana (“plaintiff”) appeals from an opinion and award by the Full Commission of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission”). The opinion and award concluded that defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company (“Auto-Owners”) was not liable for any benefits owed to plaintiff pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. We affirm.

On 9 December 2008, defendant Horace Smith d/b/a Carolina Construction Company (“Smith”) obtained a workers’ compensation *135insurance policy (“the policy”) from Auto-Owners with an effective date of 4 December 2008. The…