Cristoforo v. National Amusements, Inc.

This is an action in negligence arising out of the plaintiffs fall in the parking lot of the defendants cinema complex. After trial, judgment was entered for the plaintiff in the amount of $10,000.00, and the defendant filed what it captioned as a Dist/Mun. Cts. R.AD.A, Rule 8A expedited appeal.

The record, including a transcript of trial evidence,1 indicates that on July 1, 1998, at about 8:00 P.M., the plaintiff drove to the defendants Showcase Cinema Multiplex Theatres in Revere, Massachusetts to purchase movie tickets. The plaintiff parked in the defendants rear parking lot approximately…