Robinson v. JP Stevens and Co., Inc.

WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendants’ Appeal

Defendants assign error to the findings, conclusions, and award of the full Commission, contending that plaintiff failed to prove a sufficient causal connection between his byssinosis and cotton dust exposure, and that the record contains insufficient evidence of plaintiff’s total and permanent disability. We disagree.

The findings of fact made by the Commission are conclusive on appeal if supported by competent evidence in the record. Walston v. Burlington Industries, 304 N.C. 670, 677, 285 S.E. 2d 822, 827 (1982); Morrison v. Burlington Industries, 304 N.C.…