Legal Opinion
Cummins v. BCCI Construction Enterprises
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 5, 2002No. COA00-1385PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYANT, Judge.
Plaintiff William Cummins injured his back in August 1995 while setting steel columns for his employer, BCCI Construction. Plaintiff sought treatment and later attempted to return to work on a trial basis. He was unable to do so because of pain. In November 1995, plaintiff hurt Ms back again while raking leaves. A CT and myelogram revealed a herniated disk. Plaintiff underwent surgery performed by Dr. Samuel Chewning of the Miller Orthopaedic Clinic in January 1996, but continued to have recurrent hip and leg pain. Dr. Chewning released plaintiff to work -with restrictions not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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