Lanier v. North Carolina State Highway Commission

MORRIS, Judge.

In his sole assignment of error, claimant contends that the Commission erred in its failure to find, as a matter of law, that the pit in question was an attractive nuisance. In reviewing an order of the Industrial Commission, we are guided by the principle that the order will stand if its findings of fact are supported by competent evidence and if its conclusions of law are supported by the findings of fact. Tanner v. Dept. of Correction, 19 N.C. App. 689, 200 S.E. 2d 350 (1973).

At the time of the drowning, deceased was at the excavation site without invitation or license from…