MELTON v. CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT

No. 9410IC473.

454 S.E.2d 704 (1995)

Toni Lagrange MELTON, Widow; Toni Lagrange Melton, Guardian Ad Litem for Ryan D. Melton, Minor Son of Robert D. Melton (Deceased) Employee-Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT, Employer, Self-Insured, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taft, Taft & Haigler, P.A. by Thomas F. Taft and James S. Walker, Greenville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P. by Ernie K. Murray, Rocky Mount, for defendant-appellant.


MARK D. MARTIN, Judge.

The issue presented is whether the Industrial Commission erred in applying the Pickrell "presumption of compensability" and awarding compensation to plaintiffs. We affirm.

Robert D. Melton, decedent, was employed by defendant, City of Rocky Mount, as a traffic signal technician. His job duties included repair and maintenance of traffic lights operated within the city limits. On 7 May 1990 Melton and co-worker Ronald Lewis were...

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