NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 865

HOUSE BILL 839

AN ACT TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE IN THE LAW CONCERNING WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION SUBROGATION ACTIONS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 97-10.2(f)(1)b as the same appears in the 1972 Replacement Volume of the General Statutes of North Carolina is hereby amended on line 2 by inserting between the word "and" and the word "such" the words "except for the fee on the subrogation interest of the employer".

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and shall not apply to pending litigation or injuries occurring prior to ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.