Abrevaya v. Palace Theatre & Realty Co.

The plaintiffs are daughter and parent. The infant plaintiff with her father, the other plaintiff, were in attendance as paying patrons- at a performance at the Palace Theatre, operated by the defendant. One of the acts on stage was “ Bandy’s Greyhounds & Monkeys”. During the course of the performance, one of Bandy’s monkeys, riding on a greyhound, suddenly left his perch, went beyond the proscenium arch, and attacked the infant plaintiff, sitting in an orchestra loge. The plaintiffs sue for damages for the resulting personal injuries and medical expense. The relevant substantive allegations…