Legal Opinion
Branch v. Carolina Shoe Co.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 16, 2005No. COA04-1097PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEER, Judge.
Defendants Carolina Shoe Company and N.C. Insurance Guaranty Association appeal from an opinion and award of the Industrial Commission, awarding plaintiff Janet Branch total disability compensation based on a change of condition under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-47 (2003). On appeal, defendants argue that the Full Commission was bound by its decision remanding the case for an evidentiary hearing on specified issues and that the Commission, therefore, erred when its subsequent opinion and award went beyond those specified issues. Although we hold that the Full Commission was not limited…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bryant v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
- Kanipe v. Lane UpholsteryCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
- Vieregge v. N.C. State UniversityCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
- Johnson v. . RobersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
- Russ v. WoodardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bryan v. BellSouth Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
- Pate v. N.C. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
- Baker v. Central Carolina Community CollegeNorth Carolina Industrial Commission · 2009
- Branch v. Carolina Shoe Co.North Carolina Industrial Commission · 2007
- Bryan v. BellSouth Communications, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
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