Legal Opinion
Gantt v. Edmos Corp.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 16, 1982No. 8110IC492PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Judge.
Plaintiff contends that her attorney’s letter of 20 January 1978 constituted the filing of a claim and compliance with G.S. 97-24 sufficient to vest jurisdiction of the 1976 accident in the Commission. G.S. 97-24(a) provides:
“The right to compensation under this Article shall be forever barred unless a claim be filed with the Industrial Commission within two years after the accident.”
There are instances where an informal letter may serve as the filing of a claim for compensation. Shuler v. Talon Div. of Textron, 30 N.C. App. 570, 227 S.E. 2d 627 (1976). One such instance occurred…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Montgomery v. Horneytown Fire DepartmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Shuler v. Talon Division of TextronCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976
- Cross v. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
- Jacobs v. Safie Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
3Cited by8 opinions
- Belfield v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
- Reinhardt v. Women's Pavilion, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
- Reinhardt v. Women's Pavilion, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
- Tilly v. SprinklerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
- Burton v. Southern Ice Company, Inc.North Carolina Industrial Commission · 1995
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