Kiley v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

The defendant excepted to the denial of its motion for a directed verdict in its favor in an action of tort for negligently causing bodily injury. At its Brockton station the defendant maintained a covered passageway with a floor made of "a cement material having a trade name ‘terrazzo.’ ” In rainy weather the roof leaked and the floor became wet. The floor had settled in places, but one could hardly notice that unless there was water on the floor. On May 3, 1933, when the floor was wet, although the plaintiff did not feel any water under her feet, she “fell into ‘a lot of water,’” about a…