Master v. Alsina

This is a suit for damages against the owner of a neighborhood motion picture show and his liability insurance carrier. Plaintiff, Mrs. Emily Master, alleges that, on November 16, 1939, she attended a performance at the Famous Theatre located at 1537 Marigny street in the city of New Orleans; that the theatre was very overcrowded, due to the fact that it was "Bank Night" at which cash prizes were awarded to the patrons by the management of the theatre; that patrons were permitted to stand in the aisles; that, at the conclusion of the first performance and the drawing of the prizes, she left…