TAYLOR v. J. P. STEVENS & CO., INC.

No. 8110IC445.

292 S.E.2d 277 (1982)

Lucy Wood TAYLOR, Employee, Plaintiff, v. J. P. STEVENS & COMPANY, INC., Employer, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier—Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hassell & Hudson by Charles R. Hassell, Jr., Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Teague, Campbell, Conely & Dennis by C. Woodrow Teague and George W. Dennis, III, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.


CLARK, Judge.

The plaintiff presents two arguments on this appeal: (1) that the plaintiff is entitled to increased benefits under G.S. 97-29.1; and (2) that the "Commission erred and abused its discretion in denying plaintiff-appellant's motion for attorney's fees under G.S. 97-88 and G.S. 97-88.1."

I

We first address the increase of the award under G.S. 97-29.1, which reads in part:

In all cases of total and permanent disability occurring...

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