Malco Theatres, Inc. v. McLain

On August 9, 1937, John D. McLain and Elsie McLain, husband and wife, filed their complaint in the Jackson circuit court against Malco Theatres, Inc., alleging that on January 17, 1937, they attended a picture show in Newport at the Strand Theatre operated by the appellant; that upon leaving the theatre and passing along the sidewalk the appellee, Elsie McLain, was, through the negligence and carelessness of the agents and servants of appellant, tripped and caused to fall upon the walk in front of appellant’s theatre, between the Strand Theatre and the fire house on Walnut street; that…