Broadaway v. King-Hunter, Inc.

On 15 September, 1949, the defendant was engaged in the construction of a sewer line on Brice Street for the City of Greensboro. Brice Street is an unpaved public street in the city not wider than 15 feet, though wider at some places than others. The street had no sidewalks; its surface was uneven, and had the appearance of a rather rough and unimproved alley. The street runs in a general east-west direction. For the purpose of installing the sewer line the defendant on 15 September, 1949, had dug a ditch about 8 feet deep on Brice Street. The ditch was dug in about the middle of the street.…