WESTBROOKS v. BOWES

No. COA97-887.

503 S.E.2d 409 (1998)

Hattie WESTBROOKS, Widow of Douglas Westbrooks, Deceased, Employee-Plaintiff, v. Ronnie BOWES d/b/a Ronnie's Appliances, Employer-Defendant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Rasmussen, Andrews, and Zeyland G. McKinney, Jr., Robbinsville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Brinkley, Walser, McGirt, Miller, Smith & Coles, A Professional Limited Liability Company by G. Thompson Miller, Lexington, for defendants-appellants.


TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Defendants Ronnie Bowes d/b/a Ronnie's Appliance (Ronnie's) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual) appeal from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission awarding death benefits to plaintiff Hattie Westbrooks, the widow of Douglas Westbrooks (Westbrooks), under sections 97-38 and 97-39 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Defendants contend that the greater weight of the medical evidence in the record...

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