Olsen v. John Hamrick's Tacoma Theatres

Steinert, J. —

Plaintiff brought suit to recover damages for injuries sustained by her in consequence of stumbling and falling on a step inside the auditorium of a moving picture theater which was owned and operated by defendant. The action was tried to the court, without a jury, and resulted in findings, conclusions, and judgment in favor of plaintiff. Defendant appealed.

The evidence upon which the court based its findings is practically without dispute, and may be summarized as follows: On the evening of January 28, 1940, respondent, Johanna M. Olsen, a woman sixty-seven years of age,…