Keaton v. Hancock County Board of Education

Before

CHARLES D. SUSANO, Jr., J„

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which HOUSTON M. GODDARD, P.J., and HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, J., joined.

OPINION

This is a personal injury action arising out of a workplace accident not covered by the Worker’s Compensation Law. 1 Fern Keaton sued her employer, the Hancock County Board of Education, alleging that it was negligent in failing to maintain the electrical appliances in her kitchen work area in a safe working condition and that this negligence was the proximate cause of the injuries and damages she sustained when she was electrocuted while using one of…