Northrup v. Nat'l Amusements, Inc.

Charles Northrup was in the parking lot of the Showcase theater in Woburn when he was suddenly stabbed by a person suffering from mental illness. Northrup,3 and his wife and children, then brought this negligence action against the theater and its parent companies, alleging that their failure to provide police details on the theater premises proximately caused Northrup's injuries. A Superior Court judge allowed the defendants' motion for summary judgment, concluding that the stabbing was not reasonably foreseeable, and the plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Background. We summarize the undisputed…