Freeze Ex Rel. Freeze v. Congleton

The plaintiff, Maurice Dean Freeze, age 6 years, by his next friend, instituted this civil action against Betty J. Congleton to recover damages for injuries he sustained when he “walked or ran” into a clear, unmarked glass door between the living room and the porch of the Congleton home. The accident occurred about 2:30 in the afternoon of October 8, 1967 while the minor plaintiff, his father, his mother, and his older brother were guests of the Congletons in Raleigh. The infant plaintiff’s mother and the defendant, Mrs. Congleton, are sisters.

The plaintiff alleged:

“That at all times herein…