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McLEAN v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.

No. 212PA82.

296 S.E.2d 456 (1982)

William T. McLEAN, Employee, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Employer, Self-Insurer.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice by Keith W. Vaughan, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellant.

Blackwell, Blackwell, Canady & Eller by Jack E. Thornton, Jr., Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.

MARTIN, Justice.

Plaintiff was thirty-three years old when he suffered a back injury 11 December 1976 while employed by the defendant as a dock worker. Initially, he was treated for the injury by Dr. Stephen Homer. During surgery Dr. Homer performed a "Gill procedure," which consists of removing some of the bone in the back of the vertebral canal or posterior elements of the spine in order to relieve pressure on the nerve roots of the spinal canal. After this procedure...

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