No limitation of time provided in this Article for the giving of notice or making claim under this Article shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent, or a minor dependent, as long as he has no guardian, trustee, or committee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-50
Limitation as against minors or mentally incompetent
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Fox v. Health Force, Inc. (2001)
Most recently applied in 257 N.C. App. 336 - Ragsdale v. Whitley (January 2018)
1929, c. 120, s. 49.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.