Russo v. Orpheum Theatre & Realty Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, Porter Barker, Judge. Action by John Russo against the Orpheum Theatre & Realty Company. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of the district court rejecting his demand for damages for alleged humiliation and alleged injury to Ms reputation. He avers that, while he was peacefully attending a performance in the defendant’s theater, the superintendent unjustly accused him of being drunk and-of using loud and boisterous language, and without just cause had him ejected from the theater by a police officer.
[1-3] During a matinee performance at which the plaintiff and a companion occupied seats in the third row from the rear of the parquet, some one in the audience became…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- Gorman v. United Theatres, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Healey v. Playland Amusements, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Thrasher v. LeggettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Vogel v. Saenger TheatresLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1944