Denton v. Third Avenue Theatre Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Riley, Judge:
Virginia Denton instituted this action of trespass on the case in the Circuit Court of Cabell County against Third Avenue Theatre Company, Inc., a corporation, for recovery of damages for injuries received by her in a fall while a patron in defendant’s motion picture theater located on Third Avenue in Huntington, West Virginia. The circuit court having entered judgment upon a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor for three thousand dollars, defendant obtained this writ of error, and asserts that the evidence fails to show a breach of any duty owed by defendant to plaintiff, but does…
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