Cumberland County approves $107,730 settlement in Daniel Britton case
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The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a Form 26A settlement of $107,730 in Daniel Britton v. Cumberland County and agreed to submit the settlement to the North Carolina Industrial Commission for approval.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 5 to approve a Form 26A settlement of $107,730 in the case Daniel Britton v. Cumberland County and to submit the settlement to the North Carolina Industrial Commission for approval.
"I make a motion that the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approve the form 26 a settlement in the amount of $107,730," Commissioner Tyson said when moving the settlement for approval. The motion was seconded and the chair called for a vote; the board indicated unanimous consent.
The chair reported the board had discussed the county's "remorse" lawsuit update and an insurance settlement in closed session, and then returned to open session to formalize the settlement motion. Commissioners did not record individual roll‑call votes in the transcript; the meeting record shows the motion was seconded and passed unanimously by raised hands.
The settlement will be forwarded to the North Carolina Industrial Commission for its review and approval under the Form 26A process. The transcript included the case identifier as "Daniel Britton versus Cumberland County, claim number 4A24107YHBBDash0001." No additional terms of the settlement were stated in the open session remarks in the transcript.
The board took no other public action related to the case at the meeting.
