Dickson v. Waldron

On October 1, 1887, and at the time of the bringing of this suit, appellants were the lessees and managers of-the Park Theater, in the city of Indianapolis. At the entrance to the theater, about three feet from the sidewalk, a flight of stairs ran up to a landing, at the rear of which was the box office for the sale of *508tickets. At either side of the landing a flight of stairs led up to the east and west entrance doors to the theater. At the top of the first flight of stairs, at the edge of the landing, gates were placed, four feet high, to keep the crowd back. Between these gates was an…