Legal Opinion

Sleeper v. World of Mirth Show, Inc.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 29, 1956No. 4465PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDuncan, J.

This action arises out of injuries received by the plaintiff when as a business invitee of the defendant, he attended an exhibition of wild animals in a tent erected by the defendant for the purpose. The plaintiff with his wife and two children entered the tent after purchasing the necessary admission tickets. He testified that before entering he also purchased some peanuts from a vendor near the entrance to the tent, in response to the assertion that “they are good to eat and the animals love them. ...” After entering the tent he proceeded along a chain located about six feet from the front…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. O'Brien v. BernoiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
  2. Stevens v. HulseNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
  3. Bottcher v. BuckMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
  4. Hyde v. City of UticaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
  5. Panorama Resort v. NicholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Pike Industries, Inc. v. Hiltz Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1998
  2. Kravitz v. Beech Hill Hospital, L.L.C.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002
  3. Stephenson v. StarksSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
  4. Cowden v. Bear Country, Inc.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1974

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