O'NEAL v. BLACKSMITH SHOP/U. S. FURNITURE INDUSTRIES

No. 7910IC312.

262 S.E.2d 385 (1980)

Lonnie L. O'NEAL, Employee, Plaintiff, v. The BLACKSMITH SHOP/U. S. FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., Employer, Great American Insurance Co., Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haworth, Riggs, Kuhn, Haworth & Miller by William B. Haworth and R. Bruce Laney, High Point, for plaintiff.

Johnson, Patterson, Dilthey & Clay by Dan M. Hartzog, Raleigh, for defendants.


CLARK, Judge.

The only question raised by this appeal is whether the injury was the result of an accident.

For a determination of this question we think that the following findings of fact made by the Hearing Commissioner and adopted by the Full Commission, is particularly pertinent:

"1. On August 30, 1977 plaintiff, now 51 years of age, was employed by the defendant-employer as an assistant foreman and...

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