Williamson v. Derry Electric Co.

The plaintiff was hurt by slipping and falling on the floor of the defendant’s office which she had entered on a business errand. The floor had a special linoleum covering. It had been waxed, and afterwards, on the morning of the day she was injured, polished. The day was rainy and the floor was wet from the water of umbrellas and rubbers of persons who had visited the office earlier than the plaintiff.

The defendant admits its duty of care to keep its office in a safe condition for those having proper occasion to enter it, but argues that to impose liability here would require it to furnish…