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ADAMS v. BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 8210IC389.

300 S.E.2d 455 (1983)

Jimmy ADAMS, Plaintiff-Employee, v. BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Employer, and American Motorists Insurance Company, Defendant-Insurance Carrier

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Finger, Park & Parker by M. Neil Finger, Jonesville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Tuggle, Duggins, Meschan, Thornton & Elrod by Joseph F. Brotherton, Greensboro, for defendants-appellants.

BRASWELL, Judge.

Under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, an injury arising out of and in the course of employment is compensable only if caused by an "accident." G.S. 97-2(6); Porter v. Shelby Knit, Inc., 46 N.C. App. 22, 264 S.E.2d 360 (1980). The primary question raised by defendants in this appeal is whether plaintiff's back injury resulted from an "accident."

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