McRae v. Wall
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendíante from Johnston, J., March, 1963 Civil Session, Richmond Superior Court. This proceeding originated as a workmen’s 'Compensation claim for injuries aind disfigurement resulting from an industrial accident. The North Carolina Industrial Commission held a hearing at which all jurisdictional facts and the claimant's average weekly wage were stipulated.
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Appeal by defendíante from Johnston, J., March, 1963 Civil Session, Richmond Superior Court. This proceeding originated as a workmen’s 'Compensation claim for injuries aind disfigurement resulting from an industrial accident. The North Carolina Industrial Commission held a hearing at which all jurisdictional facts and the claimant's average weekly wage were stipulated. The evidence disclosed the claimant suffered a 'hand and head injury as a result of a collapsing cement block wall which he was laying as underpinning for a new house. He testified: “The wall was six or seven, blocks high, each…
1Opinion of the CourtHiggiNS, J.
When called upon to review the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and awards of tihe North Carolina Industrial Commission in .compensation oases, tlhe courts determine ais a matter of law whether the facts found support the Commission’s conclusions, and whether they justify the awards. However, in passing on challenged findings of fact, the courts must approve tlhe findings if -they are supported by competent evidence. Hence the Court may set aside a finding of fact only upon the ground it lacks evidentiary support. Blalock v. Durham, 244 N.C. 208, 92 S.E. 2d 758; Watson v. Harris Clay…
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