U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1961

Danzig v. Virgin Isle Hotel, Inc.

Danzig v. Virgin Isle Hotel, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Decided February 1, 1961 · Goodrich, Kalodner, McLaughlin
4 V.I. 236; 286 F.2d 960; 1961 U.S. App. LEXIS 5430

Danzig v. Virgin Isle Hotel, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

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.

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