Title: Taylor v. Bridgestone/Firestone
Citation: 357 N.C. 565
Docket Number: 280A03
State: north-carolina
Issuer: north-carolina Supreme Court
Date: November 7, 2003

Last Revised: MONDAY, 27 October 2003 (2:51 pm) No. 280A03 Taylor v. Bridgestone/Firestone Per Curiam - Reversed Description: Workers’ compensation; future medical treatment File Name: F:\SC\2003\p-031107\280-03-1.wpd Please keep this sheet with opinion at all times while in circulation prior to final vote. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 280A03 FILED: 7 NOVEMBER 2003 PHIL S. TAYLOR, Employee v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE Employer, GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES Carrier Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 579 S.E.2d 413 (2003), vacating an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission filed 18 January 2002 and remanding for rehearing and findings of fact. Heard in the Supreme Court 14 October 2003. Edwards & Ricci, P.A., by Brian M. Ricci, for plaintiff-appellee. Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, L.L.P., by David A. Rhoades and Jaye E. Bingham, for defendant-appellants. PER CURIAM. The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion. REVERSED.