Legal Opinion
Thomason v. Fiber Industries
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 3, 1985No. 8410IC1162PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Judge.
The main question raised by this appeal is whether under the circumstances of this case plaintiff s established costochondritis is an occupational disease under our Workers’ Compensation Act. Though several similar diseases and conditions that are sometimes caused by the wear and tear of employment — blisters, G.S. 97-53(16); bursitis, the inflammation of a bursa, a small soft tissue sac often lying between bones and muscles, G.S. 97-53(17); synovitis, the inflammation of any synovial membrane, G.S. 97-53(20); and tenosynovitis, the inflammation of a synovial membrane that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Booker v. Duke Medical CenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Rutledge v. Tultex Corp./Kings YarnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- Hansel v. Sherman TextilesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Brice v. Robertson House Moving, Wrecking & Salvage Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- Pardue v. BLACKBURN BROTHERS OIL & TIRE COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Barrett v. ALL PAYMENT SERVICES, INC.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
- Flynn v. Epsg Management ServicesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- Keith v. U.S. Airways, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1998
- Burgess v. Ppg IndustriesNorth Carolina Industrial Commission · 2002
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