Jefferson v. City of Raleigh

The law of this State is that an employer of labor is required to exercise ordinary care in providing employees with reasonably safe methods and means to do the work for which they are employed. Thus, in Noble v. Lumber Co., 151 N. C., 76, it is said: “It is elementary learning that it is the duty of the master to furnish his servant a reasonably safe method, as far as practicable, for doing his work.” Again, in Terrell v. Washington, 158 N. C., 282, it is held: “The master fails to supply a safe place for work if he allows work to be conducted there in a manner needlessly dangerous to…