ALPHIN v. TART L.P. GAS CO.

No. COA07-731.

666 S.E.2d 160 (2008)

Robert H. ALPHIN, Employee, Plaintiff, v. TART L.P. GAS COMPANY, Employer, Aetna Life & Casualty Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent Adams & Associates, by Robin K. Martinek, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, L.L.P., by Jeffrey A. Doyle and Susan J. Vanderweert, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.


GEER, Judge.

Plaintiff Robert H. Alphin appeals from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying his motion to reinstate benefits and determining that he failed to prove that he has been totally disabled or had diminished wage-earning capacity. Based upon our review of controlling precedents regarding the presumption of continuing disability arising from Form 21 and Form 26 agreements, we hold that the Commission erred in concluding that...

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