Sarah Danzig and Robert L. Danzig v. Virgin Isle Hotel, Inc., Appellant, 286 F.2d 960 (3d Cir. 1961)
Annotate this CaseDecided February 1, 1961
Rehearing Denied March 22, 1961
Appeal from the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas and St. John; Walter A. Gordon, Judge.
See also 278 F.2d 580.
William W. Bailey, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for appellant.
Joseph G. Blum, New York City, for appellee.
Before GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action brought to recover for personal injuries claimed to have been suffered from a fall in defendant's hotel. The parties are not in dispute about the principle of law which governs such a case and each agrees with the general statement of the obligation of the proprietor of premises to a business guest found in the Restatement of Torts. The disputed point is whether there was sufficient evidence of violation of the duty of care to justify a jury verdict for the plaintiff. It is not a very strong case but we think there is enough to justify its submission to a jury. It was so submitted and the jury decided for the plaintiff.
The judgment will be affirmed.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
