GOODRICH v. R.L. DRESSER, INC.

No. COA02-1584.

588 S.E.2d 511 (2003)

James and Mae GOODRICH, Parents, Constance C. Goodrich, Wife, Danielle Rohde, Andrew Hanner and Allen Hanner, Minor Stepchildren, by their Guardian Ad Litem Gale Edwards, of Douglas A. Goodrich, Deceased, Employee, Plaintiffs, v. R.L. DRESSER, INC., Employer, Key Risk Insurance Company, Carrier; Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Ellis, for plaintiff-appellant Constance C. Goodrich.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Bryson & Anderson, L.L.P., by Justin D. Robertson and Hedrick & Morton, L.L.P., by Jerry L. Wilkins, Jr., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellants James and Mae Goodrich.

Whitley, Jenkins & Riddle, by J. Christopher Brantley and Gene A. Riddle, Goldsboro, for plaintiff-appellees Danielle Rohde, Andrew Hanner and Allen Hanner.

Lewis & Roberts, P.L.L.C., by Richard M. Lewis and Jeffery A. Misenheimer, Raleigh, for defendant-appellants.


HUDSON, Judge.

Plaintiffs James and Mae Goodrich, plaintiff Constance C. Goodrich and defendants R.L. Dresser, Inc., and Key Risk Insurance Co., appeal an opinion and award entered 27 June 2002 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission that awarded death benefits to the minor stepchildren of decedent-employee Douglas A. Goodrich and denied any benefits to decedent's widow or his parents. For the reasons discussed below, we remand to the Full Commission for additional...

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