Torts I, Page 243
Goddard v. Boston & Maine R.R. Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1901
Facts:
Plaintiff sued defendant for a banana peel on defendant's station that plaintiff fell on. It was about a car's length away from the train.
Procedural History:
Verdict directed for defendant.
Rule:
: There has to be evidence that the hazard had been on the platform long enough that defendant should have known and removed it.
Reasoning:
The banana peel could have been just dropped by a passenger.
Judgment:
Exceptions overruled.