Legal Opinion
Booker-Douglas v. J & S Truck Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 20, 2006No. COA05-1026PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCULLOUGH, Judge.
Cynthia Booker-Douglas appeals from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying her claim for death benefits following the death of her husband. We affirm the challenged opinion and award.
Facts
On 19 September 1985, decedent Leroy Douglas, Jr., was employed as a truck driver for defendant J & S Truck Service. On that particular date, Douglas was assigned to a long distance drive with at least one other driver. While Douglas was asleep in the passenger seat of the truck, the other driver lost control of the vehicle. The ensuing accident caused…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Young v. Hickory Business FurnitureSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
- Holley v. Acts, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
- Pickrell v. Motor Convoy, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
- Effingham v. THE KROGER CO.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
- Adams v. METALS USACourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Conley v. Western Piedmont Community CollegeNorth Carolina Industrial Commission · 2006
- Lynch v. CraneNorth Carolina Industrial Commission · 2008
- Waller v. Weyerhaeuser Co.North Carolina Industrial Commission · 2008
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