New Theatre Co. v. Hartlove
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. (Daw-•KlIfS, J.) The appellee sustained injuries to her ankle, by a fall while seeking a seat in a darkened theatre; in a suit against the Theatre Company, the judgment was in her favor, on a verdict for $500. The defendant appealed.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. (Daw-•KlIfS, J.) The appellee sustained injuries to her ankle, by a fall while seeking a seat in a darkened theatre; in a suit against the Theatre Company, the judgment was in her favor, on a verdict for $500. The defendant appealed. The following are the prayers of the plaintiff and defendant, with the action of the trial Court thereon: Plaintiffs First Prayer — The plaintiff prays the Court to instruct the jury, that it was the duty of the defendant to exercise ordinary care, to provide a safe walk or aisle, along which the plaintiff must…
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
The appellant on this record conducts-'a theatre on Lexington street, in Baltimore 'City, and the appellee was injured therein on the 29fch of November, 1912, while she was a patron of the theatre, by falling from the main floor into the musicians’ pit which was at the time unguarded.
’ The declaration alleged that the appellant did not use due care towards the plaintiff, and by the wrongful act, neglect, and the failure of the defendant in not properly guarding the musicians’ pit inside the theatre, the plaintiff, although flsing due care and caiition, was injured by falling into said pit.
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