Perry v. Burlington Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
WHICHARD, Judge.
Defendants contend the commission erred in finding and concluding that plaintiff is totally and permanently disabled as a result of a compensable occupational disease. We find sufficient evidence from which the commission could conclude that plaintiff suffers from an occupational disease.
Appellate review of decisions of the Industrial Commission is limited to a determination of “whether there was competent evidence before the Commission to support its findings and . . . whether such findings support its legal conclusions.” . . . This Court cannot substitute its judgment for…
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