Avery v. Phelps Chevrolet

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Defendants appeal from an order of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“Commission”) awarding plaintiff (1) temporary total disability for time missed from work, (2) costs for medical treatment related to his injury, and (3) attorneys’ fees. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

The evidence before the Commission tended to show that plaintiff, who had a high school education, began working as a mechanic for defendant Phelps Chevrolet (“Phelps”) in 1987. On 3 January 1996, plaintiff fell backwards while stepping off of a stool, striking his back and right shoulder…