Sloop v. Williams Exxon Service

MARTIN, Judge.

Appellant Edna Sloop presents a single question for our consideration which can be stated as follows: “Did the' Full Commission err in concluding as a matter of law that a husband and wife are not living separate and apart for ‘justifiable cause’ within the meaning of G.S. 97-2(14) if they are living separate and apart as a result of a mutual agreement evidenced by a legally executed separation agreement?”

Counsel for appellant concedes that the Full Commission merely followed this Court’s determination in Bass v. Mooresville Mills, 11 N.C. App. 631, 182 S.E. 2d 246 (1971) where…