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HINSON v. CREECH

No. 68.

209 S.E.2d 471 (1974)

286 N.C. 156

Wilbur HINSON, Widower of Nannie Mae Hinson, Deceased, Employee-Plaintiff, v. Mr. and Mrs. John W. CREECH, t/a Jackson Egg Farm, Employer-Defendants (Non-Insurer).

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerrans & Spence by William D. Spence, Kinston, for plaintiff appellant.

White, Allen, Hooten & Hines by John R. Hooten, Kinston, for defendants.

BRANCH, Justice.

We first consider whether plaintiff's intestate was a farm laborer within the meaning of G.S. § 97-13(b), which provides, in relevant part: "This Article shall not apply to . . . farm laborers. . ."

The "farm labor" exemption has generally received a more narrow interpretation than the exemption of "agricultural labor" from the definition of employment under the various Workmen's Compensation Acts. 99 C.J.S. Workmen's Compensation §...

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