Wood v. National Theatre Co.

Margaret Wood, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, brought an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as the result of the defendant’s negligence, on November 3, 1933, when she was nineteen years old. Albert E. Wood, her father, brought his action to recover his consequential damages. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in each case, and the only exceptions are to the denial of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in each case.

The jury could have found that, on the day of her injuries, the plaintiff was employed to dance in a…