Roll 'R' Way Rinks, Inc. v. Smith

Plaintiff Michael Lester Smith filed a motion for judgment seeking damages for injuries sustained in a fall at a roller skating rink operated by defendant Roll ‘R’ Way Rinks, Inc. Plaintiff alleged that defendant “permitted its premises ... to be maintained in an improper condition and unsafe for the use of the public, and ... negligently and carelessly failed to give the plaintiff any warning whatsoever of the aforesaid defect. . . .” By final order entered February 2, 1976, the trial court confirmed a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages in the sum of $85,000.

Defendant’s rink was…