Harrell v. Harriet & Henderson Yarns

336 S.E.2d 47 (1985)

Clarence R. HARRELL,[1] Executor of the Estate of Annie Mae Harrell, Employee, Plaintiff,

v.

HARRIET & HENDERSON YARNS, Employer, and

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

No. 198PA83.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 5, 1985.

Hassell & Hudson by Robin E. Hudson, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Maupin, Taylor & Ellis, P.A. by Richard M. Lewis and David V. Brooks, Raleigh, for defendant-appellees.

EXUM, Justice.

This is a lung disease case in which the Industrial Commission awarded plaintiff $4,000 in benefits for "permanent and irreversible loss of lung…