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REAMS v. BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES

No. 7810IC829.

255 S.E.2d 586 (1979)

Percy H. REAMS, Plaintiff, v. BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, Employer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dill, Exum, Fountain & Hoyle by William S. Hoyle, Rocky Mount, for plaintiff-appellant.

Johnson, Patterson, Dilthey & Clay by Robert M. Clay and Robert W. Kaylor, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.

MITCHELL, Judge.

In order to be compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act, G.S. 97-1 et seq., an injury must have resulted from an accident. The mere fact of injury does not of itself prove that an accident occurred. Jackson v. Highway Commission, 272 N.C. 697, 158 S.E.2d 865 (1968); Lawrence v. Mill, 265 N.C. 329, 144 S.E...

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