Dickinson v. Eden Theatre Co.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries brought by Alice Dickinson against Eden Theatre Company, the owner and operator of “Fox Theater,” a large moving picture show in the City of St. Louis. At the close of plaintiff’s ease, the court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor-;' judgment went accordingly, and plaintiff appealed. The sum claimed in the petition, $20,000, constitutes the “amount in dispute” within the meaning of § 3, Art. V, Const. of Mo., 1945, and hence this court has jurisdiction of the appeal.

Plaintiff, a widow, 65 years of age, was…