Price v. PIGGY PALACE

STEPHENS, Judge.

I. Facts

Plaintiff Donald Price, Jr. was a 20-year-old 1 male who began working as a cook for Defendant Hannah’s BBQ on 29 December 2004. Plaintiff was working in that capacity on 16 July 2006 when a co-worker slipped and fell, spilling approximately three gallons of hot grease onto Plaintiff. As a result, Plaintiff suffered bums to his head, left arm, and legs.

Plaintiff was immediately taken to Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Due to the extent of his burns, Plaintiff was transferred to North Carolina Baptist Hospital’s trauma unit for further assessment and treatment. Defendants…