Gupton v. Builders Transport

357 S.E.2d 674 (1987)

320 N.C. 38

Ronald D. GUPTON, Employee, Plaintiff,

v.

BUILDERS TRANSPORT, Employer and

Self-Insured, Carrier, Defendant.

No. 671PA86.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 7, 1987.

Lore & McClearen by R. James Lore, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice by Richard T. Rice and Nancy R. Hatch, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.

WHICHARD, Justice.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant-employer as a long-distance truck driver. He was accidentally injured on 11 September 1984 when an elastic strap broke and struck him in the eye. The accident did not affect…