Portley v. Hudson and Manhattan R.R. Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

This appeal brings up for review a jury verdict of $250 ($200 for the wife and $50 for the husband) rendered in favor of the plaintiffs-respondents, hereinafter called plaintiffs, and against the defendant-appellant, hereinafter called the defendant.

It appears that on September 13th, 1932, plaintiff, a passenger, was on the premises of the defendant, at its Grove street station, Jersey City. As she left the ladies’ room she fell, and when, as she testified, she came to herself, a broom, a very large broom, was under her foot where she had…