In slip and fall cases in retail premises, once a breach of duty giving rise to a risk that a floor will become slippery is proved, the plaintiff must still prove on the balance of probabilities that fulfilment of the duty would have prevented the accident. A cross-examination concession that a contrary state of affairs is 'possible' is of very little persuasive value in challenging credibility-based findings on appeal.
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