Spivey v. Oakley's General Contractors

VAUGHN, Judge.

The sole question is whether, after the employer has settled with the employee, the North Carolina Industrial Commission has jurisdiction to determine whether a policy of compensation insurance has been properly cancelled.

All questions arising under Article 1 of the North Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act shall, except as otherwise provided by the act, be determined by the Commission. G.S. 97-91. A section of that article, G.S. 97-99, regulates the cancellation of policies issued under the article.

There can be little doubt that, prior to the time the employer settled with the…