Legal Opinion
Richards v. Town of Valdese
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 6, 1988No. 8810IC368PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Judge.
N.C.G.S. § 97-2(6), as amended in 1983, defines injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act as follows:
Injury. — “Injury and personal injury” shall 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. With respect to back injuries, however, where injury to the back arises out of and in the course of the employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, “injury by accident” shall be construed to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barham v. Food World, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Adams v. Burlington Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
- Hensley v. Farmers Federation Co-OperativeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
- Bradley v. E. B. Sportswear, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
- Jackson Ex Rel. Jackson v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
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3Cited by86 opinions
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- Porter v. Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
- Weaver v. American National Can Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
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