Legal Opinion
Knight v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 5, 2002No. COA01-108PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, Judge.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) and the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (together “defendants”) appeal from an *3opinion and award entered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission”) awarding Shawn Patrick Knight (“plaintiff’) disability benefits. We affirm.
The evidence presented at the hearing tended to establish the following facts. Plaintiff has a history of back injuries, beginning with an injury at work in August of 1990 which caused him to experience pain running down his left leg and which resulted in surgery in 1991 to repair a ruptured…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Russell v. Lowes Product DistributionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
- Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Watkins v. Central Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Franklin v. Broyhill Furniture IndustriesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
- Saums v. Raleigh Community HospitalSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Ramsey v. Southern Industrial Constructors Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
- Collins v. Speedway Motor Sports Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
- Arnold v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
- Meares v. Dana Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
- Hooker v. Stokes-Reynolds Hospital/North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
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