Perras v. Hi-Hat, Inc.

This is an action of tort for assault and I battery. The defendant operates a night club in the city ■ of Lowell. The premises comprise a "Melody Lounge” I where dancing takes place, and a grill room in which there I are a bar and tables. About 9:30 in the evening of Janu- I arv 23, 1946, the plaintiff and four companions went to the I defendant’s premises. While there, except for some time I .spent in the Melody Lounge, they sat at the bar. Around I 11:30 a disturbance arose in the Melody Lounge and the H hostess (Miss Boyle) whp was in charge of the Lounge tele- I phoned to the police for…