Sanders v. Broyhill Furniture Industries

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

First we consider whether the full Commission failed to give proper deference to the deputy commissioner’s credibility determination. Defendant argues that the full Commission did not acknowledge the general rule that deputy commissioners are in a better position to judge credibility as mandated by Sanders v. Broyhill. Defendant further argues that plaintiff’s ignorance of workers’ compensation law is not a valid justification for finding plaintiff credible.

We reaffirm our holding in Sanders v. Broyhill Furniture Industries, 124 N.C. App. 637, 640-41, 478 S.E.2d 223,…