HYATT v. WAVERLY MILLS

No. 8110IC781.

286 S.E.2d 837 (1982)

Walter HYATT, Employee, Plaintiff, v. WAVERLY MILLS, Employer, and Travelers Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hassell & Hudson by Robin E. Hudson, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gene Collinson Smith, Raleigh, for defendant-appellants.


WELLS, Judge.

In their first and third assignments of error, defendants contend that the Commission erred in finding that plaintiff is permanently and totally disabled as a result of chronic obstructive lung disease which plaintiff contracted as a result of his exposure to cotton dust during his employment as a textile worker. Defendants' argument takes two tacks: one, that the evidence does not support a finding of total disability; and two, that the evidence does...

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