Henry v. Segal

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Appellant is the owner and operator of a motion picture theatre at 2029 South Third Street in the City of Philadelphia. On November 17, 1951, about 3:00 p.m., Francine Henry, then 7 years and 4 months of age, bought an admission ticket, went into the lighted theatre lobby, and proceeded to enter the darkened portion of the theatre in which the seats were located. The seating area was separated from the lobby by a standing rail four feet high located directly behind the last row of seats. There were openings in this standing rail for two aisles. At each side of these…