Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. Compass Group USA
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 4, 2002No. COA01-18PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.
Compass Group USA (“employer”) and CNA Risk Management Co. (“carrier”) (collectively “defendants”) appeal from an opinion and award entered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“Full Commission”) awarding Beverly Ruffin (“plaintiff”) workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.
Pertinent facts and procedural history include the following: Plaintiff worked as a vendor, servicing vending machines in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Her duties consisted of loading and unloading food supplies and soft drinks from her truck and stocking vending machines. Additionally,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Deese v. Champion International Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
- Anderson v. LINCOLN CONSTRUCTION COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Richards v. Town of ValdeseCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
- Fish v. Steelcase, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
- Peagler v. Tyson Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
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- Armstrong v. W.R. Grace Co.North Carolina Industrial Commission · 2003
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