Hale v. McLaughlin

This is an action to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while a spectator in a moving picture theatre owned and operated by the defendant. The injury consisted of a fracture of a small piece of one of the bones of his leg. It was conceded at the trial that the theatre was operated for profit as a place of amusement to which the public were attracted by billboards; that the entertainment was a continuous performance of moving pictures from about 1:30 p.m. until about 10:30 p.m. and that during all this time the theatre was dimly lighted; that the same seats had been in the…