SANDERS v. BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES

No. COA97-1445.

507 S.E.2d 568 (1998)

Kenneth Ralph SANDERS, Employee, Plaintiff, v. BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, Insured (Trigon Administrators, Administering Agent), Employer, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Douglas Beach, Jr., Lenoir, for plaintiff-appellee.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P. by J.A. Gardner, III and Erica B. Lewis, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.


EAGLES, Chief Judge.

First we consider whether the full Commission failed to give proper deference to the deputy commissioner's credibility determination. Defendant argues that the full Commission did not acknowledge the general rule that deputy commissioners are in a better position to judge credibility as mandated by Sanders v. Broyhill. Defendant further argues that plaintiff's ignorance of workers' compensation...

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