Crawley v. Southern Devices, Inc.

CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court
CitationCrawley v. Southern Devices, Inc., 234 S.E.2d 2, 292 N.C. 467 (N.C. 1977)
Decision Date05 April 1977
PartiesLouie J. CRAWLEY v. SOUTHERN DEVICES, INC. and Zurich-American, Inc., Company, Carrier.

James A. Simpson, for plaintiff.

Patton, Starnes, Thompson & Daniel, for defendants.

Petition by plaintiff for discretionary review under GS 7A-31. 31 N.C.App. 284, 229 S.E.2d 325. Denied.

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3 cases
  • Curtis v. Gaines Motor Lines, Inc.
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • August 16, 2011
    ...(quoting Crawley v. Southern Devices, Inc., 31 N.C. App. 284, 288-89, 229 S.E.2d 325, 328-29 (1976), disc. review denied, 292 N.C. 467, 234 S.E.2d 2 (1977)). The point at which the injury has stabilized is often called "maximum medical improvement." Johnson v. City of Winston-Salem, 188 N.C......
  • Dawes v. Autumn Care of Marshville, No. COA08-190 (N.C. App. 1/6/2009)
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • January 6, 2009
    ...is duly established."Crawley v. Southern Devices, Inc., 31 N.C. App. 284, 289, 229 S.E.2d 325, 329 (1976), disc. rev. denied, 292 N.C. 467, 234 S.E.2d 2 (1977). Plaintiff argues that she has not reached maximum medical improvement because she started to develop a plantar fascia condition an......
  • Byrd v. Ecofibers, Inc., I.C. NO. 222823 (NC 3/20/2006)
    • United States
    • North Carolina Supreme Court
    • March 20, 2006
    ...improvement. Crawley v. Southern Devices, Inc., 31 N.C. App. 284, 288-89, 229 S.E.2d 325, 328-29 (1976), disc. rev. denied, 292 N.C. 467, 234 S.E.2d 2 (1977). 4. Plaintiff is entitled to have defendants pay for medical expenses incurred or to be incurred as a result of the compensable injur......