Osmond v. Carolina Concrete Specialties

WALKER, Judge.

On 23 August 1999, plaintiff was working for defendant-employer (defendant) as a laborer. Plaintiff’s supervisor, Greg Braun, was the husband of the owner of defendant. Plaintiff, plaintiffs brother, and a co-employee, Joe Whitehead, lived together south of Charlotte in South Carolina. Mr. Whitehead typically drove plaintiff and his brother to work since they did not have transportation; however, on 23 August 1999, Mr. Whitehead’s vehicle was inoperable. Mr. Braun agreed to pick up the three of them.

Mr. Braun instructed them to be ready at 5:30 a.m. This was an hour and a half…