Capital Theatre Co. v. Compton

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

Bertha Helen Compton, an infant suing by her next friend, brought this action against the Capital Theatre Company of Louisville to recover damages for -her wrongful expulsion. From a verdict and judgment in her favor for $200, defendant below has prayed an appeal.

The facts are these: Appellant conducts a neighborhood picture house in the city of Louisville. For the afternoon entertainment the admission fee is 20 ■cents for those over 12 years of age, and 10 cents for those under that age. On June 2, 1929, appellee lacked a few days of being 12 years…