Gregory v. W.A. Brown & Sons

I concur in the majority opinion except as to its holding that defendant-employer was not prejudiced by plaintiffs failure to submit written notice of her injury within the thirty-day period mandated by North Carolina General Statutes, section 97-22. As to that portion of the majority opinion, I must respectfully dissent.

While I recognize that there is some divergence of opinion surrounding this issue, see Booker v. Duke Med. Ctr., 297 N.C. 458, 256 S.E.2d 189 (1979); Richardson v. Maxim Healthcare/ Allegis Grp., 188 N.C. App. 337, 657 S.E.2d 34 (2008); Legette v. Scotland Mem’l Hosp., 181…