Demery v. Converse, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from an opinion and award entered 22 January 1999 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Heard in the Court of Appeals 24 February 2000.
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, Judge.
Converse, Incorporated (“Converse”) and GAB Business Services (collectively “defendants”) contend that the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“Industrial Commission”) erred in its conclusion that Michael Demery (“plaintiff’) sustained compensable injuries under the Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) on 19 April 1994 and 16 May 1994 and that as a result, he is permanently and totally disabled. We affirm in part and reverse in-part.
The facts relevant to this appeal indicate that plaintiff began working for Converse in 1977 and was laid off in 1985. He returned to work for…
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