Roman v. Southland Transportation Co.

515 S.E.2d 214 (1999)

Luis ROMAN, Deceased Employee, Mayra E. Roman, Isid E. Roman, Noemi E. Roman, Oscar A. Roman, and Jessica C. Roman

v.

SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Employer; Riscorp of North Carolina, Carrier.

No. 19A99.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 25, 1999.

Waggoner, Hamrick, Hasty, Monteith and Kratt, P.L.L.C., by S. Dean Hamrick and John W. Bowers, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellants.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P., by Mel J. Garofalo and Erica B. Lewis, Charlotte, for defendant-appellees.

WAINWRIGHT, Justice.

In January 1994, decedent Luis Roman (Roman) began…