Thomas Purcell v. Waterman Steamship Corporation

This case turned upon whether the plaintiff slipped upon a spot of grease upon the deck of the ship where he was at work, as to which Judge Leibell’s 26th finding was as follows: “The accident to the plaintiff was not caused or contributed to by any oil, grease or other foreign substance on the deck of the vessel. The plaintiff did not slip or lose his footing- by reason of any oil, grease or foreign substance on the deck.” There was nothing-inherently improbable in the defendant’s explanation, of the plaintiff’s fall as it was stated in the 21st finding: “Plaintiff was caused to - fall into…