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BRIDGES v. McCRARY STONE SERVICES, INC.

No. 7910IC1160.

268 S.E.2d 559 (1980)

48 N.C. App. 185

Angela Maria BRIDGES, Daughter; Margie Fox Bridges, Alleged Widow; and the Estate of Robert J. Bridges, Deceased, Employee, Plaintiffs, v. McCRARY STONE SERVICES, INC., Employer, and Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brock, Begley & Drye by Floyd D. Brock, Asheville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis by Russell P. Brannon, Asheville, for defendant-appellant.

ERWIN, Judge.

Defendant makes two contentions on appeal: (1) the Industrial Commission erred in failing to give due consideration to the fact of the employee's death when determining the amount of compensation to be awarded for his disfigurement; and (2) the Commission abused its discretion in awarding the plaintiffs $7,500 as compensation for the deceased employee's disfigurement. We do not agree.

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