Evans v. ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES COMPANY

What is the correct measurement of compensation, under the North Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act, for permanent partial disability? Appellants, the defendants, contend, and we hold properly so, that the question is answered by the provisions of G.S. 97-30. On the other hand, appellee, the plaintiff, contends that the provisions of Rule XVI adopted by the North Carolina Industrial Commission are properly applicable.

G.S. 97-30 provides that “Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 97-31 where the incapacity for work resulting from injury is partial, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid…