Whaley v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries to Horace Leon Whaley (hereinafter “Whaley”) and loss of consortium by Rosalind Bailey Whaley following Whaley’s injury by an electric shock sustained at defendant’s manufacturing plant in Kinston, North Carolina. Plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that Whaley’s injuries were caused by negligence on the part of defendant White Consolidated Industries, Inc. (hereinafter “defendant White”) and its employee, Bobby Patton. Defendant White filed its answer, denying negligence and asserting, as affirmative defenses,…