Legal Opinion
Lonatro v. Palace Theatre Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 29, 1926No. 9483PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAIBORNE, J.
This is a damage suit filed April 30, 1920, for an injury suffered in a theatre.
The plaintiff alleged that on May 4, 1919, she purchased a ticket and entered the theatre of the defendant company and occupied a seat assigned to her by the management in the parquette to witness a continuous show of vaudeville presented by the theatre company; that a short time after being seated and while looking at the performance -she was suddenly struck upon the head by an empty pop bottle falling from above without warning; that the severe blow provoked a flow of blood from which she…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Lykiardopoulo v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & PowerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. South Pork Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1905
- Hopkins v. New Orleans Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Mastad v. BrethrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Boucher v. Paramount-Richards TheatresLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
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