Patti v. National Amusements, Inc.

This is an action in negligence to recover for personal injuries sustained in the collapse of a seat in the defendants movie theater. Judgment was entered for the plaintiffs. The defendantfiled this Dist/Mun. Cts. R A D. A, Rule 8C, appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence on the issue of liability and the propriety of the courts evidentiary rulings.

On May 29,1996, plaintiff Dr. Richard A Patti (“Patti”) suffered personal injuries when his seat collapsed during a movie presentation at the Showcase Cinemas of defendant National Amusement, Inc. (“National”) in Lawrence, Massachusetts.…