144 N.C. App. 312 - Thomas v. BF Goodrich’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “When, however, an employer makes payments that are not due and payable, the Commission may in its discretion award the employer a credit for the payments pursuant to section 97-42. . . . Thus, this Court’s review of the Commission’s decision to grant or deny a credit for payments made by an employer that were not due and payable “is strictly limited to a determination of whether the record affirmatively demonstrates a manifest abuse of discretion” by the Commission.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Richardson Sports Ltd. Partners · 172 N.C. App. 200 - Smith v. Richardson Sports Ltd. Partners

2. “Payments made by the employer to the injured employee during the period of his disability, or to his dependents, which by the terms of this Article were not due and payable when made, may, subject to the approval of the Commission be deducted from the amount to be paid as compensation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 158 N.C. App. 244 - Smith v. First Choice Services · 172 N.C. App. 200 - Smith v. Richardson Sports Ltd. Partners

3. “[w]hen . . . an employee receives an award of permanent disability to be paid during his lifetime, it is not possible to `shorten[] the period during which compensation must be paid.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 N.C. App. 439 - Easton v. J.D. Denson Mowing