Scapa Dryers Fabrics v. Murphy

Beasley, Judge.

Having convinced the administrative law judge and the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation that Robin Murphy’s leg and back problems were not related to her employment, Scapa Dryers Fabrics and its insurers (“Scapa”) did not fare similarly at the superior court. They appeal on the basis that the court failed to follow the “any evidence” standard. We agree with Scapa and reverse.

Construed in favor of the Board’s findings, the evidence shows that from 1979 until 1995 Scapa employed Murphy as a Y-seamer at its plant in Ware County. Her job was sedentary,…