Perry v. Loew's Boston Theatres Co.

This is an action of tort for alleged negligence brought by a theatregoer against a theatre owner. Tovey v. G. E. Lothrop Theatres Co. 288 Mass. 346. After the return of a verdict for the plaintiff, the judge reserved leave under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, § 120. The bill of exceptions asserts that the judge then allowed a motion that “judgment be entered for the defendant non obstante veredicto.” We infer that what actually happened was merely that the judge entered a verdict for the defendant under the reserved leave. Goetze v. Dominick, 246 Mass. 310. Karlowski v. Kissock, 275 Mass. 180. The…