Hunter v. Apac/Barrus Const. Co.

GEER, Judge.

Defendants appeal from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission concluding that plaintiff is entitled to permanent total disability benefits as a result of injuries he sustained during his employment with defendant employer. On appeal, defendants primarily argue that the Commission should have found that plaintiff was actively involved in the running of a family farm and that this activity established that plaintiff possessed wage-earning capacity. Based upon this Court's standard of review, we hold that the Commission's findings of fact otherwise are…