Murphy v. El Dorado Bowl, Inc.

JOHN A. McGUIRE, Superior Court Judge.

This case is a damage suit for injuries received by the plaintiff while he was bowling at defendant’s bowling alley. That the plaintiff was a regular paying patron of defendant was admitted. The defendant denied negligence. The trial court, at the conclusion of the trial, directed a verdict for defendant and refused a new trial. This appeal is taken from the judgment and the denial of the new trial.

It clearly appeared that the bowling alley had 24 lanes and that immediately adjacent to a portion of lane 24, used by patrons in approaching the foul line,…