Owen-Wagner v. Foods

The Full Commission has reviewed the prior Opinion and Award based upon the record of the proceedings before Deputy Commissioner Edward Garner, Jr., and the brief and oral argument of defendant before the Full Commission. Plaintiff was unable to attend oral argument before the Full Commission because she had just started a new job.

Lay testimony in this matter was heard before Deputy Commissioner Chrystal Redding Stanback in Winston-Salem on December 5, 1995. Following the hearing, Deputy Commissioner Stanback ordered the defendants to obtain a complete set of medical records from plaintiff's…