KNIGHT v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. COA01-108.

562 S.E.2d 434 (2002)

Shawn Patrick KNIGHT, Employee, Plaintiff, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Employer; Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Carrier; Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poisson, Poisson, Bower & Clodfelter, by Fred D. Poisson, Jr., Wadesboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

Young Moore and Henderson, P.A., by Joe S. Austin, Jr. and Zachary C. Bolen, Raleigh, for defendant-appellants.


HUNTER, Judge.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart") and the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (together "defendants") appeal from an opinion and award entered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission ("the Commission") awarding Shawn Patrick Knight ("plaintiff") disability benefits. We affirm.

The evidence presented at the hearing tended to establish the following facts. Plaintiff has a history of back injuries, beginning with an injury at work...

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