Edwards v. . Publishing Co. (1947)
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Ruffin v. Compass Group USA (2002)
An accident is an “unlooked for and untoward event which is not expected or designed by the injured employee.” Edwards v. Piedmont Publ’g Co., 227 N.C. 184, 186 , 41 S.E.2d 592, 593 (1947) (citations omitted).
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Yingling v. Bank of America (2013)
An “accident,” for purposes of workers’ compensation, has been variously “defined as[:] ‘an unlooked for and untoward event which is not expected or designed by the injured employee[;]’ ‘[a] result produced by a fortuitous causef;]’ ‘[a]n unexpected or unforeseen event[;]’ [and] ‘[a]n unexpected, unusual or undesigned occurrence.’ ” Edwards v. Piedmont Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184, 186 , 41 S.E.2d 592, 593 (1947) (citations omitted).
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Swift v. Richardson Sports, Ltd. (2005)
Our Supreme Court has explained: An accident, as the word is used in the Workmen’s Compensation Act, has been defined as “an unlooked for and untoward event which is not expected or designed by the injured employee.” “A result produced by a fortuitous cause.” “An unexpected or unforeseen event.” “An unexpected, unusual or unde-signed occurrence.” Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 186, 41 S.E.2d 592, 593 (1947) (citations omitted). “[Ujnusualness and unexpectedness ar…
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Zimmerman v. Eagle Electric Manufacturing Co. (2001)
App. 112, 119 , 476 S.E.2d 410, 414 (1996), disc. rev. denied, 345 N.C. 753 , 485 S.E.2d 53 (1997); Gabriel v. Newton, 227 *754 N.C. 314, 316, 42 S.E.2d 96, 97 (1947) (explaining “an unlooked for and untoward event”); Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 186, 41 S.E.2d 592, 593 (1947) (explaining “an unexpected, unusual, or unde-signed occurrence”).
explaining “an unexpected, unusual, or unde-signed occurrence”
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Jordan v. Central Piedmont Community College (1996)
Injury by accident has been defined as “[a]n unexpected, unusual or undesigned occurrence.” Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 186, 41 S.E.2d 592, 593 (1947) (quoting Black).
quoting Black
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Cody v. Snider Lumber Co. (1989)
And our Supreme Court’s definition is not different: In Edwards v. Piedmont Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184, 186 , 41 S.E.2d 592, 593 (1947), accident was defined as “[a]n unexpected, unusual or undesigned occurrence,” (emphasis supplied); and in Gabriel v. Town of Newton, 227 N.C. 314, 316 , 42 S.E.2d 96, 97 (1947), as “an unlooked for and untoward event which is not expected or designed by the injured employee.” *297 Thus, the facts properly found by the Commission establish …
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Davis v. Raleigh Rental Center (1982)
The term “accident,” under the Act, has been defined as “an unlooked for and untoward event,” and “[a] result produced by a fortuitous cause.” Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 186, 41 S.E. 2d 592, 593 (1947). “[U]nusualness and unexpectedness are its essence.” Smith v. Creamery Co., 217 N.C. 468, 472 , 8 S.E. 2d 231, 233 (1940).
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Morrison v. Burlington Industries (1981)
See, e. g., Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 191, 41 S.E.2d 592, 594 (1947) (Concurring opinion of Seawell, J.).
Concurring opinion of Seawell, J.
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Pruitt v. KNIGHT PUBLISHING COMPANY (1975)
See e. g., Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 191, 41 S.E.2d 592, 594 (1947) (Concurring opinion of Seawell, J.).
Concurring opinion of Seawell, J.
See generally Edwards v. Publishing Co., 227 N.C. 184 , 41 S.E. 2d 592 (1947); Porter v. Shelby Knit, Inc., 46 N.C.