Legal Opinion
Grand-Morgan Theatre Co. v. Kearney
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1930No. 8649PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
j DEWEY, District Judge.
Appellee, George H. Kearney, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, attended a cine*236matographie show in a- theater owned by Grand-Morgan Theatre Company, appellant, hereinafter referred to as defendant. While going down one of the aisles in the balcony, he fell and received the injuries resulting in the damage sought to be recovered in this suit.
His story, as told on the witness stand, is that he went up to the balcony, stood there a minute or two so as to try and accustom his eyes to the darkness, and, as no usher was there, decided to walk over and look for a seat. He…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Kaufman Department Stores, Inc. v. CranstonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1919
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. LuybenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
- Hines v. JaskoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Smith v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Dean v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. CarrikerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Old Dominion Stages, Inc. v. ConnorDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1937
- Aldrew Oil & Gas Co. v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
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