Worthen v. Abbott

The defendants do not seriously deny that the evidence would justify a finding that the construction of the bay windows which permitted water to drip from three sides onto the sidewalk was improper. They rest their entire case upon the proposition that there is no evidence of causal connection between the injury to the plaintiff and the alleged improper construction of the bay windows.

The most interesting argument advanced in support of this position is the following: “If the building had no bays, the water which now falls on the roof of the bays would fall directly down onto the sidewalk…