King v. Arthur

The defendant employer was under compulsion of law to see that the employees in his dairy took a Wassermann test each six months. If he failed to see that such tests were made and to furnish evidence thereof, upon request, to the Buncombe County Board of Health as required by its rules and regulations, his dairy would become subj ect to “immediate degrading, suspension of permit,” and he would become guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction subject to a fine or imprisonment, as provided in G.S. 130-20.

Therefore, the question posed for determination is simply this: Does an injury sustained…