Legal Opinion
Blalock v. SOUTHEASTERN MATERIAL
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided January 18, 2011No. COA09-1530PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEASLEY, Judge.
Roger D. Blalock (Plaintiff) alleges the Industrial Commission (Commission) erred in denying his motion for special attorneys’ fees under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-88.1 of the Worker’s Compensation Act (Act). Specifically, Plaintiff claims the Commission should have granted his motion for special attorney’s fees because Custom Wood Structures, Inc. (Employer) and its insurer, Builders Mutual Insurance Company (Carrier) (collectively Defendants), defended the hearing without reasonable ground in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-88.1. Because we agree with Plaintiff, we reverse that…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Click v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Young v. Hickory Business FurnitureSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
- Morrison v. Burlington IndustriesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Sparks v. Mountain Breeze Restaurant & Fish House, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. BeckelheimerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
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