Whittington v. A. J. Schnierson & Sons, Inc.
Cases that cite this one
8 later published cases cite this decision.
- Simons v. Harrison Constr. Div. of Apac (North Carolina Industrial Commission 2005)
- Huskey v. Jlb-Jerry Bynum Constr. (North Carolina Industrial Commission 2004)
- Allen v. Inco, Inc. (North Carolina Industrial Commission 2003)
- Hunt v. Tender Loving Care Home Care Agency, Inc. (N.C. Ct. App. 2002)
- Stanley v. Burns International SEC. Serv. (North Carolina Industrial Commission 2002)
- Robertson v. Shepherd Construction Co. (N.C. Ct. App. 1979)
- Strickland v. King (N.C. 1977)
- Enroughty v. Black Industries, Inc. (N.C. Ct. App. 1972)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion
It has been repeatedly declared by this Court that an injury sustained by an employee while going to or from work does not arise in the course of his employment and is not compensable unless the employer is under a contractual duty to transport employee or furnishes the means of transportation as an incident of the contract of employment. Smith v. Gastonia, 216 N.C. 517, 5 S.E. 2d 540; Lassiter v. Telephone Co., 215 N.C. 227, 1 S.E. 2d 542; Dependents of Phifer v. Dairy, 200 N.C. 65, 156 S.E. 147.
The judgment of the court below is
Affirmed.
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