Legal Opinion
Davis v. Sanford Construction Company
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 11, 1957No. 392PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
Defendants state the question presented as follows : “May compensation be awarded plaintiff for serious facial or head disfigurement or for serious bodily disfigurement (where plaintiff lost two teeth which were replaced with a bridge at defendants’ expense) in absence of any evidence or finding of fact that plaintiff sustained serious disfigurement so that it handicapped him in obtaining employment or reduced his earning power?”
G.S. 97-31 provides that, in addition to compensation paid for disability during the healing period, compensation is to be awarded for specified definite extended…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McGill v. Town of LumbertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- Branham v. Denny Roll & Panel Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Matter of Sweeting v. . American Knife Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Stanley v. . Hyman-Michaels Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Betz v. Columbia Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Little v. Penn Ventilator Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Hall v. Thomason Chevrolet, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Ballenger v. ITT Grinnell Industrial Piping, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- Cates v. Hunt Construction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
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