NIVENS v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

No. 7427IC593.

211 S.E.2d 505 (1975)

24 N.C. App. 473

Mrs. Geraldine P. NIVENS, Jr., widow of William B. Nivens, Deceased, Employee, Plaintiff, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Employer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Certiorari Denied and Appeal Dismissed April 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob W. Lawing, Gastonia, for plaintiff appellant.

Mullen, Holland & Harrell, P. A., by James Mullen, Gastonia, for defendant appellees.


Certiorari Denied and Appeal Dismissed by Supreme Court April 2, 1975.

PARKER, Judge.

By express language of the statute G.S. § 97-10.2, compensation and other benefits under the North Carolina Workmen's Compensation Act for disability, disfigurement, or death are not affected by the fact that the injury or death was caused under circumstances creating a liability in some person other than the employer to pay damages therefor. In such case, the respective...

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