Legal Opinion
Wilhite v. Liberty Veneer Co.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided July 1, 1980No. 7910IC911PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Judge.
This appeal presents a question of first impression in this jurisdiction: Whether the dependents of an employee who suffers a serious bodily disfigurement due to an accident covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act, but who dies due to an unrelated cause, are nonetheless entitled to a post mortem award for serious bodily disfigurement?
Several rules of law are undisputed. The purpose of the Workers’ Compensation Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. Ch. 97, is “to furnish compensation for loss of earning capacity.” Branham v. Denny Roll & Panel Co., 223 N.C. 233, 236, 25 S.E. 2d 865, 868 (1943).…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Branham v. Denny Roll & Panel Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Stanley v. . Hyman-Michaels Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Stanley v. Hyman-Michaels Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Flynn v. Asten Hill Manufacturing Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Davis v. Sanford Construction CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hogan v. Forsyth Country Club Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
- Cole v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Singleton v. Kenya Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1998
- Bridges v. McCrary Stone Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Skillin v. Magna Corp./Greene's Tree Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
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