Schwartz v. Madison Square Garden Corp.

Plaintiff fell and was injured in descending a stairway from the balcony of Madison Square G-arden and has recovered a judgment against defendant. She had attended a matinee performance of a rodeo show with her brother-in-law and two small nieces.

Plaintiff’s brother-in-law testified that the Garden “ seemed to be crowded to me ” but there was no suggestion the balcony was excessively crowded and no proof that there were standees in the aisles or elsewhere.

*387The records of the defendant show that the balcony had a maximum capacity of 5,867 persons and that on the day plaintiff was there it had…