Lawson v. Clawson

On the evening of October 4th, 1937, Isaiah D. Clawson, the appellee, attended an all-star professional wrestling match at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, having previously purchased tickets to entitle him to witness that contest. With a companion, he arrived at the armory early, presented his tickets and upon being admitted took a seat on the fourth or fifth row from the bottom of the bleachers. That particular section in which he sat had an estimated capacity of three hundred spectators and was then less than half filled. Suddenly there was a sound of breaking timbers, and the…