Sharpless v. Pantages
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Charles E. Barrett, Morton, Hollzer & Morton, and L. D. Collings, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The action was to recover damages alleged to have been caused to the plaintiff, Susie J. Sharpless, by the negligence of the defendant. The defendant was conducting a theater in the city of Los Angeles. The negligence alleged is that the defendant operated and conducted his theater and its carpets negligently, in that one of the strips of carpet in a balcony aisle and stairs was so laid that the plaintiff in passing down said stairs was tripped and thrown by reason of the fact that the carpet was…
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