Emerson v. Riverview Rink & Ballroom

On February 3, 1937, plaintiff, while a patron at the roller-skating rink of defendant, was injured by being run into and knocked down by another patron. Defendant’s roller-skating rink was a steel and cement building, one hundred forty by two hundred fifty feet in size. Along its outside wall it had various accommodations, toilet facilities, checkrooms, skate rooms, and a section where skaters could put on their skates. An iron railing inclosed the inner portion of the building and marked the area for skating. This area was one hundred by two hundred fifteen feet. The railing was open at two…