The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a farmworker’s minor daughter can proceed with a negligence claim against her mother’s employer for the disfigurement of her hand from an accident that occurred while she was assisting the woman.
Case: North ex rel. North v. McRae, No. COA17-698, 09/04/2018, unpublished.
Facts: Richard and Amy McRae operate six large chicken houses on a 93-acre tract of land in Scotland County. The McRaes raise the chickens for profit under a contract to Mountaire Farms.
The McRaes hired Melissa Barrington as the farm manager, and they allegedly gav...
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