Powell v. Singer Furniture Company

The greater weight of the medical evidence — including Dr. Shull's diagnosis, Dr. Morowitz's neurological studies and Dr. Marchese's operative findings — support the Deputy Commissioner's conclusion that plaintiff's hand and arm malady was an occupational disease, caused or exacerbated by work activity. While plaintiff may have been more susceptible to repetitive motion problems than other persons performing the same job, it is axiomatic that the "employer accepts an employee as he is" for compensation liability purposes. Anderson v. A.M. SmyreManufacturing Co., 54 N.C. App. 337, 341, 283…