“Dictum of Denman, J., in Watkins v. G.W. Ry. (1877) 46 LT 193, applied. “(ii) The oily patch was an unusual danger, in the circumstances, because the plaintiff could not be expected to be looking on the ground at every step and he was entitled to expect that the platform would be free from obstruction. The plaintiff was taking reasonable care for his own protection, and the defendants were liable.”
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