DODSON v. DUBOSE STEEL, INC.,

No. COA02-543.

582 S.E.2d 389 (2003)

Shelby J. DODSON, Widow and Personal Representative of the Estate of John E. Dodson, Deceased, Employee, Plaintiff, v. DUBOSE STEEL, INC., Employer, and American Manufacturers Mutual, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 15, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lore & McClearen by R. James Lore, Raleigh, and Johnson & Parsons, P.A. by Dale P. Johnson, Clinton, for plaintiff-appellee.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P. by Maura K. Gavigan and Erin D. Eveson, Raleigh, for defendant-appellants.


HUDSON, Judge.

Defendants Dubose Steel, Inc. (Dubose) and American Manufacturers Mutual appeal an opinion and award entered 18 January 2002 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission that awarded plaintiff medical expenses, death benefits and the statutory $2,000 toward burial expenses, for the injury that led to the death of her husband. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff's decedent John Dodson (Dodson), was employed by...

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