Boyd Brothers Transportation Co. v. Fonville

Judge Harold R. Banke.

This Court granted a discretionary appeal in this workers’ compensation case to determine whether the “continuous employment” doctrine was properly applied in awarding the claimant benefits.

In 1995 Corey Fonville was hired as a truck driver by Boyd Brothers Transportation Company, Inc. After completing an orientation session at the company’s headquarters in Alabama, Fonville returned home to North Carolina to await assignment with a company trainer. Although he was paid a trainee’s weekly salary of $300 while he waited, Fonville requested permission to go to the…