Legal Opinion

Central Amusement Co. v. Vannostran

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 3, 1926No. 12,381PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNichols, C. J.

Action by appellee against appellant for damages for personal injuries alleged by appellee to have been received by her by falling in an aisle of the Lyric Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, operated by appellant.

Appellee in her complaint charges negligence in having the seats in the rear of the Lyric Theater placed upon a floor or platform several inches higher than the aisle through which the seats were reached, and in having the place insufficiently lighted without any warning of danger. It is alleged that appellee, in leaving a seat in the rear of the theater, fell over the “step-off” and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad v. NewellIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. J. Wooley Coal Co. v. TevaultIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. LangeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. Ferger v. Interprovincial Flour Mills, Ltd.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1923

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Ober v. National Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  2. Lasell v. Tri-States Theatre Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  3. Reynolds v. W. T. Grant Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
  4. Emery v. Midwest Amusement & Realty Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Olsen v. John Hamrick's Tacoma TheatresWashington Supreme Court · 1941

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