Crawford v. Wayne County Board of Education

At the outset of their brief, defendant’s counsel state: “This appeal is based primarily on procedural and technical points, and the facts of the occurrence and legal inferences from them resulting in the claim are only of secondary interest. The finding of negligence is not appealed to this Court.”

The first question presented is whether the absence of the name of the allegedly negligent employee in the affidavit filed pursuant to G.S. 143-300.1 results in a failure of the Industrial Commission to acquire jurisdiction.

It has been held that it is necessary to recovery that the affidavit of the…