LILES v. CHARLES LEE BYRD LOGGING CO.

No. 673PA82.

305 S.E.2d 523 (1983)

Rickey LILES, Employee, Plaintiff, v. CHARLES LEE BYRD LOGGING COMPANY, Employer, Self-Insurer (Hewitt, Coleman & Associates, Servicing Agent), Defendants.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hassell, Hudson & Lore by R. James Lore, Raleigh, and Robert L. Anderson, Smithfield, for plaintiff.

Hedrick, Feerick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, by Scott M. Stevenson, Charlotte, for defendants.


FRYE, Justice.

The question for decision is whether two scars around plaintiff's knee constitute "serious bodily disfigurement" and thus are compensable disfigurements under N.C.G.S. § 97-31(22) (1979). We hold that, under the facts of this case, these scars are not compensable disfigurements.

I.

During the hearing conducted to determine if his scars were compensable disfigurements, plaintiff, Rickey Liles, testified as follows:

He was...

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