Legal Opinion

Walston v. Burlington Industries

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 8, 1982No. 116A81PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The petition to rehear is allowed for the limited purpose of entering this order in the cause:

Plaintiff contends that the following statement contained in the opinion filed on 12 January 1982 is erroneous:

*297“Disability caused by and resulting from a disease is compen-sable when, and only when, the disease is an occupational disease, or is aggravated or accelerated by an occupational disease.”

Plaintiffs contention has merit. The statement is hereby corrected to read as follows:

“Disability caused by and resulting from a disease is compen-sable when, and only when, the disease is an occupational…

2Cited by25 opinions

  1. Rutledge v. Tultex Corp./Kings YarnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. Chambers v. Transit ManagementSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  3. McLean v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  4. Gay v. JP Stevens & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
  5. Wilkins v. J.P. Stevens & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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