Newman v. Fox West Coast Theatres

Plaintiff sued appellant Fox Belmont Theatre Corporation and its manager, Scot H. Brown, for damages allegedly resulting from personal injuries suffered by reason of the negligent conduct of defendants. The jury returned a verdict against plaintiff in favor of defendant Brown but in favor of plaintiff against the corporation which appeals from the ensuing judgment.

On the night of the accident respondent and her sister, Edith, accompanied June Bachelder, Edith’s daughter, to appellant’s theater where defendant Brown, a friend of June, was manager. Brown greeted the party and directed the…