Dockham v. Marr

Plaintiff went to defendants’ theater and asked permission to enter, without pay-' ing an admission fee, for the purpose of looking for and getting his young son. He was granted the permission and did enter. It was a bright afternoon. It was much darker in the theater. Testimony was adduced of varying estimates as to ho.w long it would take eyes to adjust from the outdoor brightness to the dimness inside. Plaintiff stood in the rear of the theater and, for about 1-1/2 minutes, looked toward the screen on which a moving picture was being shown. He did not see his son. Against a side wall, at…