Moss v. Hicks

Did the trial court err in sustaining the demurrer to the complaint ? This is the question presented on this appeal. And upon it arises the basic question as to whether the relation between plaintiff and defendant is that of landlord and tenant, or of master and servant. Plaintiff contends for the latter. But the decisions of this Court, and the Landlord and Tenant Act, Chap. 42 of tbe General Statutes, lead to the conclusion that the relation is that of landlord and tenant. See among other cases Pleasants v. Barnes, 221 N.C. 173, 19 S.E. 2d 627, which cites S. v. Hoover, 107 N.C. 795, 12…