Phoenix Amusement Co. v. White

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sims

Reversing.

Appellee, Mrs. Elizabeth, White, recovered judgment against appellant, Phoenix Amusement Company, in the sum of $800 for personal injuries averred to have been received when she was pushed through emergency exit doers by reason of appellant’s alleged negligence in permitting its theater to be overcrowded and in permitting the exit doors to be unfastened and to open directly upon a flight of stairs, instead of opening upon a platform or landing as required by Safety Regulations prescribed by the Director of Insurance. Appellant in asking that…