Matthews v. City of Raleigh

LEVINSON, Judge.

Defendant (City of Raleigh) appeals from an Opinion of the Industrial Commission (Commission) awarding plaintiff (Harry Matthews) medical benefits and permanent total disability. We affirm the Industrial Commission.

The evidence before the Commission is briefly summarized as follows: Plaintiff was bom in 1945 and has a seventh grade education. He worked for defendant as an auto paint and body repairman from 1975 to 1996, a period of twenty-one years. Throughout his employment with defendant, plaintiff worked at the same location, a two-car garage with attached paint room. His…