Collins v. Ector Theater

OPINION

PRESLAR, Justice.

This is an appeal from a suit, arising from injuries sustained by Appellant’s wife, Mrs. A. L. Collins, when she fell in the Ector Theater while descending the balcony steps. Appellant’s suit was based on the theory of negligence. At the close of evidence, the trial Court granted Appellee’s motion for instructed verdict, holding there was no negligence in that Appellee had neither owed nor violated any duty to Appellant. We affirm.

Appellant’s wife, together with her neighbor and daughter, purchased tickets to see a Friday night movie in Appellee’s theater on August 9,…