Matherne v. Los Feliz Theatre

WOOD (Parker), J.

The verdict of the jury was for plaintiffs, husband and wife, for damages for personal injuries to the wife as a result of slipping and falling, allegedly caused by water on the floor of the entrance to defendants’ theater. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and judgment was entered for defendants.

Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment and assert that they established a prima facie case of negligence on the part of defendants which was a proximate cause of the injury and that plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence as…