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POWERS v. LADY'S FUNERAL HOME

No. 8110IC502.

290 S.E.2d 720 (1982)

Norwood Glenn POWERS, Employee, Plaintiff, v. LADY'S FUNERAL HOME, Employer, and American Employers Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams, Willeford, Boger, Grady & Davis by Brice J. Willeford, Jr., Kannapolis, for plaintiff.

Hedrick, Feerick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe by Hatcher Kincheloe, Charlotte, for defendants.

MORRIS, Chief Judge.

The sole question presented for review is whether the injury by accident sustained by plaintiff arose out of and in the course of employment. It is undisputed that plaintiff had been called from his house on the night he was injured to embalm a body. The Commission found that plaintiff's injury occurred after he left the funeral home to return to his residence. The general rule is that injuries received by an employee while travelling to or from...

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