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PLEASANT v. JOHNSON

No. 8314SC97.

317 S.E.2d 104 (1984)

William Gerald PLEASANT v. Victor Lee JOHNSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCain & Essen by Grover C. McCain, Jr. and Jeff Erick Essen, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bryant, Drew, Crill & Patterson, P.A. by Lee A. Patterson, II, Durham, for defendant-appellee.

EAGLES, Judge.

We consider in this case whether the trial court properly directed a verdict against plaintiff on the ground that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act), codified at N.C. Gen.Stat. §§ 97-1 to -122 (1979 & Supp. 1983), bar his action for injuries inflicted by the negligence of defendant, a co-employee. Although strong policy reasons for a contrary result exist, we conclude that the trial court applied...

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