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Anjou v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

94 N.E. 386 (Mass. 1911)

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Anjou (plaintiff) slipped on a banana peel on a platform maintained by BERC (defendant), which appeared black, dirty, and flattened, suggesting it had been there for some time before her fall; the trial court directed a verdict for BERC for lack of evidence of negligence.

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Whether a railroad company negligently breaches its duty of care by not keeping its platforms free of debris.

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