Weatherford v. Arter

Haymond, Judge:

This action of trespass on the case was instituted in the - Circuit Court of Kanawha County by the plaintiff, Harriett Weatherford, to recover from the defendant, Mrs. John Y. Arter, Sr., damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendant.

The declaration contains three separate counts. The substance of each count is that the defendant occupies and maintains a residence in the City of Charleston; that she employed the plaintiff for a period of approximately five months during the year 1949 to nurse and attend the…