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LONG v. NORTH CAROLINA FINISHING CO.

No. 8610IC146.

346 S.E.2d 669 (1986)

Mattie B. LONG, Widow of Thomas Long, Sr., Deceased, Employee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTH CAROLINA FINISHING COMPANY, Employer, Self-Insured, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferguson, Stein, Watt, Wallas & Adkins, P.A. by Thomas M. Stern, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe by J.A. Gardner, III, Charlotte, and Mika Z. Savir, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

WHICHARD, Judge.

Plaintiff contends the Commission erred in applying the provisions of N.C. Gen.Stat. 97-58(a) in effect at the time of Long's disablement, as opposed to the amended provisions of the statute which became effective 1 July 1981. We are constrained to agree.

The legislature expressly provided that the amended version of N.C.Gen.Stat. 97-58(a) would become effective 1 July 1981 and apply "to claims filed with the Industrial Commission on and after...

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