Legal Opinion
Henry v. A. C. Lawrence Leather Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 19, 1951No. 25PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaeNhill, J.
The underlying purpose of our Workmen’s Compensation Act, Gr.S. Chap. 97, is to provide compensation for workmen who suffer disability by accident arising out of and in the course of their employment. The Act as originally adopted defined “injury” for which compensation is to be allowed to “mean only injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, and shall not include a disease in any form, except where it results naturally and unavoidably from the accident.” G-.S. 97-2 (f). However, it soon became apparent that any scheme or plan for the payment of compensation to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barron v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'nTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Hawley v. DillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- State v. DomanskiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1937
- Cannella v. Gulf Refining Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Passaic National Bank, C., Co. v. EelmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1936
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Booker v. Duke Medical CenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Wood v. J. P. Stevens & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- In Re the Appeal of MartinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Collins v. Speedway Motor Sports Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. WaddellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
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