Wilder v. Barbour Boat Works

WELLS, Judge.

The first issue before this Court is whether the Full Commission erred in finding that the provisions of G.S. 97-33 “show unequivocally that the defendants are obligated to pay only for the disability caused by this accident.”

The Industrial Commission is the sole arbiter of issues of fact. Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co., 305 N.C. 593, 290 S.E. 2d 682 (1982). Our review is limited to a determination of whether the Commission’s findings are supported by any competent evidence and whether its conclusions of law are supported by those findings. Id.

G.S. 97-33 provides:

If an employee is…