White v. Shoup Boat Corporation

The Legislature when it enacted our first Workmen’s Compensation Act anticipated employers and employees would, in most cases, be able to reach an agreement with respect to the employee’s right to compensation. Hence it inserted in the Act a provision authorizing such agreements when made in the manner prescribed by the Industrial Commission. G.S. 97-82. The wisdom of the statutory provision was referred to in Smith v. Red Cross, 245 N.C. 116, 95 S.E. 2d 559, decided in 1956. As there noted, more than 95% of all claims for compensation because of industrial injuries were disposed of by…