Craver v. Dixie Furniture Co.

JOHN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the Commission) dismissing her claim on grounds it was not filed within the two-year period set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-24(a) (1991). In so ruling, a majority of the full Commission specifically rejected the Deputy Commissioner’s determination that defendants were estopped by their conduct from asserting the statutory time bar, and that the Commission had jurisdiction of plaintiff’s claim for compensation.

By six assignments of error, plaintiff contends the Commission erred by failing to adopt…