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VAUGHN v. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF HUMAN RES.

No. 91.

252 S.E.2d 792 (1979)

296 N.C. 683

Linda D. VAUGHN v. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Powe, Porter, Alphin & Whichard, P. A. by Charles R. Holton and Willis P. Whichard, Durham, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by William Woodward Webb and Ralf F. Haskell, Asst. Attys. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

HUSKINS, Justice:

The sole question posed on this appeal is whether the North Carolina Industrial Commission has jurisdiction to hear and determine this claim.

Under the Tort Claims Act the North Carolina Industrial Commission (Commission) is "constituted a court for the purpose of hearing and passing upon tort claims against the . . . departments, institutions, and agencies of the State." G.S. 143-291. The Commission is authorized to determine "whether or...

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