Southern Enterprises, Inc., of Texas v. Marek

HIGGINS, Justice.

The parties will be designated as they were in the trial court.

Mrs. Marek instituted this suit seeking to recover damages for personal injuries, which she alleges she sustained while a patron at a place of amusement conducted by defendant in Dallas, Tex., known as Palace Theater.

She alleged in substance that she became a patron at defendant’s theater the evening of December 31, 19-31, at a New Year’s Eve performance, scheduled to begin about midnight or shortly thereafter; that shortly after gaining admission to the theater, and finding seats for herself and the other members…