Legal Opinion
Robin Fortyune v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2004No. 02-57013PublishedCited by 404 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Robin Fortyune is a C-5 quadriplegic who requires both a wheelchair and an aide to attend movie theaters. Fortyune and his wife Felicia attempted to view American Multi-Cinema’s (“AMC”) screening of the film Chicken Run, but were prevented from doing so when a man and his son refused to vacate the wheelchair “companion seats” that they occupied. AMC’s manager informed the Fortyunes that, under company policy concerning the use of wheelchair companion seats at sold-out screenings, he could not require the man and his son to change seats. Spurned and publicly humiliated,…
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