Jordan v. . Miller
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Ray, This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, an employee of the lessee of the defendant. The jury found on tbe issues submitted that the defendant was not guilty of negligence, and that plaintiff contributed to her injuries by her own negligence. Appeal by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
In December, 1915, the premises in question were leased by George D. Miller to Tempe Harris for a residence and boardinghouse, and she employed the plaintiff as a cook. The defendant was given a bedroom, which she reached by passing over a platform in which there was a hole three feet long and four inches wide, which had been made in September, 1917, by another employee of Mr. Harris, and plaintiff was injured by stepping into this hole in the month following.
As to the accident, the plaintiff testified as follows: “On 3 October, 1917, said platform and railing around the same was out of…
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