Branch v. Klatt
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Murfin, J. Case by Theresa Branch against William F. Klatt for personal injuries. A judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by plaintiff on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
This is an action on the case to recover damages by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant in failing to provide a safe entrance and exit to and from his theater, in not equipping the stairways with railings, and in not keeping the stairways lighted sufficiently, and in not otherwise* by signs or by attendants, apprising the plaintiff of the location of the various steps and stairways leading into the theater.
On October 21, 1909, the defendant maintained a five-cent moving picture theater, so called, known as the Bijou Theater, on the second floor of a building on Monroe avenue, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bloomer v. SnellenburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Dundas v. City of LansingMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Graves v. City of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Brezee v. PowersMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Williams v. Mineral City Park Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Nezworski v. MazanecMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Wright v. Paramount-Richards Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Torma v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1953
- Wells v. Palm Beach Kennel ClubSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
- Lasell v. Tri-States Theatre Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943
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