N.C. Gen. Stat. » Chapter 97
NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-71 (2026)

Filing report; right of hearing on report

✓ laws through the 2026 session (checked Oct. 2026)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section NCLEGncleg.gov (official) JustiaChapter 97 CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

The advisory medical committee shall file its report in triplicate with the Industrial Commission, which shall send one copy thereof to the claimant and one copy to the employer by registered mail. Unless within 30 days from receipt of the copy of said report the claimant and/or employer shall request the Industrial Commission in writing to set the case for further hearing for the purpose of examining and/or cross-examining the members of the advisory medical committee respecting the report of said committee, said report shall become a part of the record of the case and shall be accepted by the Industrial Commission as expert medical testimony to be considered as such in connection with all the evidence in the case in arriving at its decision. (1935, c. 123.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Harrell v. J. P. Stevens & Co., 262 S.E.2d 830 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Harrell v. J. P. Stevens & Co., 262 S.E.2d 830 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “G.S. § 97-71. *206 We think it significant that the Commission ordered that the plaintiff be examined by Dr.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.