135 N.C. App. 296 - Rivera v. Trapp’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
21 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 108 N.C. App. 762 - Russell v. Lowes Product Distribution · Hendrix v. Linn-Corriher Corp. · Dolbow v. Holland Industrial, Inc. · 132 N.C. App. 151 - Pittman v. International Paper Co. · Hoyle v. Isenhour Brick & Tile Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“defines employee to include “every person engaged in an employment . . . including aliens.” The statute makes clear that the General Assembly sought to include individuals like the plaintiff under the protections of the Workers’ Compensation Act. Further, plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to show that prior to the injury he did in fact have earning capacity as a roofer.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“limited ability to understand English, coupled with his exclusive background in construction work,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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