Stanley v. Brown

An agreement for the payment of workmen’s compensation, setting out jurisdictional facts and that the employee was injured by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, when approved by the Industrial Commission is as binding on the parties as an order, decision or award of the Commission unap-pealed from, or an award of the Commission affirmed on appeal. Smith v. Red Cross, 245 N.C. 116, 95 S.E. 2d 559. Such agreement may be set aside for fraud, misrepresentation or mutual mistake at the instance of a party or parties thereto. Neal v. Clary, 259 N.C. 163, 130 S.E. 2d 39.

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