GILBERT v. B & S CONTRACTORS, INC.

No. 8510IC700.

343 S.E.2d 609 (1986)

Lenora W. GILBERT, Mother; James Gilbert, Deceased, Employee, Plaintiff v. B & S CONTRACTORS, INC., Employer, and Nationwide Insurance Co., Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Roberts, III, and Stephen T. Gheen, Mount Holly, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe by Martha W. Surles, Charlotte, for defendants-appellees.


COZORT, Judge.

James Gilbert, a 34-year-old cablevision lineman, was found dead at the base of a utility pole by two co-workers. The examining pathologist attributed the probable cause of death as marked atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, noting, however, that "the possibility of a low voltage injury cannot be completely excluded." The North Carolina Industrial Commission denied Gilbert's mother's claim for workers' compensation benefits, ruling that Gilbert...

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