North Carolina § 97-35 - How compensation paid for two injuries; employer liable only for subsequent injury.
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§ 97-35. How compensation paid for two injuries; employer liable only for subsequent injury.
If any employee receives a permanent injury as specified in G.S. 97-31 after having sustained another permanent injury in the same employment, he shall be entitled to compensation for both injuries, but the total compensation shall be paid by extending the period and not by increasing the amount of weekly compensation, and in no case exceeding 500 weeks. If an employee has previously incurred permanent partial disability through the loss of a hand, arm, foot, leg, or eye, and by subsequent accident incurs total permanent disability through the loss of another member, the employer's liability is for the subsequent injury only. History (1929, c. 120, s. 35.) Cross References. - As to additional payments to be made out of the Second Injury Fund in certain hardship cases, see G.S. 97-40.1. Legal Periodicals. - For note discussing limitations on the apportionment of disabilities, see 54 N.C.L. Rev. 1123 (1976). For comment on Morrison v. Burlington Indus., 304 N.C. 1 , 282 S.E.2d 458 (1981), see 4 Campbell L. Rev. 107 (1981).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-35 ("How compensation paid for two injuries; employer liable only for subsequent injury.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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