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DISHMOND v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

No. COA98-747.

512 S.E.2d 771 (1999)

Willard M. DISHMOND, Plaintiff, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eisele, Ashburn, Greene & Chapman, P.A., by Douglas G. Eisele, Statesville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P., by J.A. Gardner, III, Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.

EDMUNDS, Judge.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant, International Paper Company, as a forklift operator. His duties included transferring large rolls of paper in and around defendant's manufacturing facility. On 20 September 1993, a roll of paper weighing approximately 1700 pounds fell on top of the forklift, causing its beacon warning light fixture to break loose and strike plaintiff's head. Plaintiff suffered a compound depressed skull fracture, causing brain damage...

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