JONES v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 394.

56 S.E.2d 684 (1949)

231 N.C. 285

JONES v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 14, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. A. Jones, Weston O. Reed and Thomas B. Griffin, Kinston, for plaintiff.

Whitaker & Jeffress, Kinston, for defendant.


DENNY, Justice.

We shall first consider the challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court. It is contended that the N. C. Industrial Commission has exclusive jurisdiction of this cause. The contention cannot be upheld in light of the provisions of our Workmen's Compensation Act and the facts as alleged in plaintiff's complaint.

It is provided in G.S. § 97-10 that the rights and remedies granted to an employee,...

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