Legal Opinion
Cassanova v. Paramount-Richards Theatres, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 13, 1943No. 37048PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
The plaintiff, Mrs. John Cassanova, instituted this suit against the Saenger Theatre and its insurer, the American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, to recover from them, in .solido, damages in the amount of $25,000, for injuries sustained by her while she was descending the aisle-stairway in the theatre’s balcony on her way out after viewing the picture when her right foot went into a space between the end standard of the seats in row “D” and the edge or end of the step, which space, because of defective lighting and construction, she claims constitutes a “foot trap.”
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