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KARP v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 8710IC475.

362 S.E.2d 825 (1987)

Debra Anne KARP, v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coleman, Bernholz, Dickerson, Bernholz, Gledhill & Hargrave by G. Nicholas Herman, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff-appellee.

Atty. Gen. Lacy H. Thornburg by Asst. Atty. Gen. Randy Meares, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

WELLS, Judge.

The sole question for review is whether the Industrial Commission has jurisdiction to award attorney's fees pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 6-21.1 for actions brought under the N.C. Tort Claims Act. We hold that it does.

Defendant contends that G.S. § 6-21.1 does not extend to the adjudicatory bodies of administrative agencies such as the Industrial Commission and therefore cannot provide the...

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