Bolkhir v. North Carolina State University

WHICHARD, Justice.

Plaintiffs son, Ahmed Bolkhir, was injured when he pushed out a glass panel in a storm door while attempting to enter an apartment rented from defendant, an institution of the State of North Carolina. The Industrial Commission concluded that defendant’s employee was negligent in creating an unsafe condition by switching the door’s screen panel with its glass panel when he knew or should have known that children might push on the glass when opening the door. It thus awarded damages pursuant to the Tort Claims Act.

On appeal, the Court of Appeals concluded that there was no…