Levinowitz v. Stab

DAWSON, District Judge.

This case, which was tried by the Court without a jury, involves the question as to whether a steamship company owed a duty to a passenger to equip bath tubs on its ships with hand holds outside the bath tub for the assistance of the passenger in getting into and out of the bath tub.

Plaintiff seeks to recover for .injuries incurred through the alleged negligence of the defendant while she traveled as a passenger aboard the S. S. Britannic. The accident occurred on March 5, 1949. Plaintiff, a woman of 79 years, was traveling alone and occupied a cabin equipped with a…