Legal Opinion
Farrell v. Loew's Ohio Theatres
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1937No. 16162PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By THE COURT
It is declared in Restatement of the Law of Torts, Volume 2, §348, page 953:
“A public utility or other possessor of land who holds it out to the public for entry for his' business purposes, is subject to liability to members of the public while upon the lands for such a purpose for bodily harm caused to them by the accidental, negligent or intentional harmful acts of third persons or animals if the possessor by the exercise of reasonable care could have
“.(a) discovered that such acts were being done or were-about to be done, and
“(b) protected the members of the public by
“(1)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lord v. Sherer Dry Goods Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Woolworth v. ConboyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Snyder v. SalwenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
3Cited by2 opinions
- Holdshoe v. WhineryOhio Court of Appeals · 1966
- Zimo v. Lexington Theatre Co.City of Cleveland Municipal Court · 1939