Shirley Cummiskey v. Chandris, S.A. And Ajax Navigation Company

Plaintiff Shirley Cummiskey appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Irving Ben Cooper, J., granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees Chandris, S.A. and Ajax Navigation Co., respectively the operator and owner of the cruise ship S/S Britanis. The decision of the district court is reported at 719 F.Supp. 1183 (S.D.N.Y.1989). Appellant injured two fingers when she slipped and fell in the bar of the vessel during a voyage from New York to Bermuda. Appellant claimed principally that appellees were negligent in allowing the floor of…