Jellum v. Normanna Lodge No. 3

Schwellenbach;, J.

— This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an action for damages, tried to a jury, upon a motion challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, after the plaintiffs and defendant had presented their entire case.

The defendant is a Washington corporation owning and operating a building in • Everett, known as “Normanna Hall.” Defendant had just completed this new hall and had sent invitations to members of Sons of Norway lodges and their auxiliaries, in nearby cities, to attend its “Grand Opening” to be held April 19, 1947.

Plaintiffs, who reside in Seattle, decided to attend,…