Bridges v. McCrary Stone Services, Inc.

ERWIN, Judge.

Defendant makes two contentions on appeal: (1) the Industrial Commission erred in failing to give due consideration to the fact of the employee’s death when determining the amount of compensation to be awarded for his disfigurement; and (2) the Commission abused its discretion in awarding the plaintiffs $7,500 as compensation for the deceased employee’s disfigurement. We do not agree.

The first issue presented in this case was decided by this Court in Wilhite v. Liberty Veneer Company, 47 N.C. App. 434, 267 S.E. 2d 566 (1980). Wilhite held that dependents of an employee who…