Mosqueda v. Paramount Enterprises, Inc.

HORTON, Acting Chief Judge.

The appellant, plaintiff below, while a paying patron at one of appellee’s theaters, suffered personal injuries when a chair, located in the ladies’ lounge of the theater, collapsed when she sat upon it.

At the trial of this cause, and upon conclusion of the appellant’s evidence as to liability, the trial judge, upon appellee’s motion, directed a verdict for the appellee. Final judgment was entered upon the verdict as directed and this appeal followed.

The evidence developed at the trial shows that the appellant and a friend entered the theater around 8:00 or 9:00 p.…