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JACKSON v. L.G. DeWITT TRUCKING CO.

No. 8610IC52.

346 S.E.2d 160 (1986)

Sam W. JACKSON v. L.G. DeWITT TRUCKING COMPANY and Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Company.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vickory & Hawkins by C. Branson Vickory, Mount Olive, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan by C. Ernest Simons, Jr. and Robin K. Vinson, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.

BECTON, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, the plaintiff, Sam W. Jackson, sought compensation for the loss of sight in his left eye. The Industrial Commission denied his claim, and Mr. Jackson appeals. We reverse and remand.

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On 6 August 1983, Mr. Jackson was working as a long-distance truck driver for defendant L.G. DeWitt Trucking Company. Mr. Jackson was driving a tractor with a refrigerated trailer filled with produce. While in Oklahoma...

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