Denham Theatre, Inc. v. Beeler

This is an áction for damages growing out of the alleged negligence of defendant — engaged in operating a public theatre for the exhibition of motion pictures— specifically set out as follows: Failing to provide any lighting for the stairway or aisle in the upper balcony of its theater to enable plaintiff to- see where to step while undertaking to find a seat; failure to provide any usher or other attendant to assist her in finding a seat, leaving her entirely unattended, to move in darkness; failing to use reasonable care to protect her from losing her balance and falling while attempting to…