Legal Opinion
Barrington v. Employment Security Commission
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 2, 1982No. 8110IC498PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
Defendants contend that the Commission erred in applying equitable estoppel and in failing to find that decedent’s employer was E.I.C. rather than E.S.C. For reasons discussed herein, we reverse the Commission’s order and remand the present record for further findings and conclusions of law.
Defendants first argue that the Industrial Commission erred in concluding that they were estopped from denying the existence of an employment relationship between the decedent and E.S.C. We agree.
It is well established that the doctrine of equitable estoppel may be applied in workers’…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Thompson v. SolesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Bourne v. LAY & COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Aldridge v. Foil Motor CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Pearson v. Newt Pearson, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Britt v. Colony Construction Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Susan Winter Woodling, as of the Estate of Albert D. Woodling, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. The Garrett Corporation, Colt Electronics Company, Phoenix Aerospace, Inc., Lockheed Corporation and Texasgulf Aviation, Inc., the Garrett Corporation, Colt Electronics Company, Phoenix Aerospace, Inc., and Lockheed Corporation, Third Party the Garrett Corporation, Phoenix Aerospace, Inc., Third Party Plaintiffs- Cross-Appellants. v. Texasgulf, Inc. And Texasgulf Aviation, Inc., Third Party Defendants- Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Barrington v. Employment Security CommissionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
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