Edwards v. Piedmont Publishing Co.

The defendants challenge the correctness of the ruling below on the ground that there was no competent evidence to sustain the finding that the injury complained of was “by accident” within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. G. S., 97-2 (f). They do not controvert the fact that the injury, if properly determined to have been by accident, arose out of and in the course of plaintiff’s employment by defendant Publishing Company.

The pertinent facts as found by the hearing commissioner and affirmed by the full commission, were as follows: “The commissioner finds that on February 3,…