MANNING v. FLETCHER

No. 492PA88.

379 S.E.2d 854 (1989)

324 N.C. 513

Arthur Bennett MANNING and wife, Lugene Manning v. Clarence Ernest FLETCHER, Jr. and North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph G. Willey, P.A. by Ralph G. Willey, III, Rocky Mount, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Poyner & Spruill by Ernie K. Murray, Rocky Mount, for defendant-appellant North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.


MEYER, Justice.

In this case, we decide whether an insurance company's underinsured motorist coverage obligation can be reduced by payments made to the injured insured pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act. We conclude that it can be so reduced.

On 13 March 1985 plaintiff Arthur Manning was injured in an automobile accident during the course and scope of his employment. Plaintiff and his wife, Lugene Manning, brought suit against defendant Clarence Fletcher...

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