Peters v. BELK INC.

IRVING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On September 14, 2007, Brenda Peters filed a petition to controvert, alleging that she had injured her cervical spine while lifting boxes within the course and scope of her employment with Belk, Inc. Peters also alleged that the cervical-spine injury had resulted in depression. Belk and its insurance carrier, Liberty, Mutual Insurance Company, admitted that Peters had suffered a cervical-spine injury, but disputed the extent of Peters’s disability. Belk and Liberty denied that benefits were owed for any psychological or mental injury. A hearing was held before an…