# Brown v. Walnut Cove Volunteer Fire Department

> Court of Appeals of North Carolina · November 20, 1984 · 71 N.C. App. 409

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8907348

## Case

- **Full name:** JAMES LINVILLE BROWN, Plaintiff-Employee v. WALNUT COVE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Employer, and NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Insurance Carrier
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of North Carolina
- **Decided:** November 20, 1984
- **Citations:** 71 N.C. App. 409; 322 S.E.2d 443; 1984 N.C. App. LEXIS 3843
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Webb
- **Judges:** Hedrick, Hill, Webb
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Judge Webb
dissenting.
I dissent. G.S. 97-2(5) says the plaintiffs compensation is to be based on the weekly wage he was earning “as of the date of the injury.” The plaintiff was not earning anything at Roadway Express on the date of the injury. I do not believe his compensation can be calculated on his former wage at Roadway Express.

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