Hendershott v. Modern Woodmen of America

Citations

• 66 Wash. 155
• 119 P. 2

Syllabus

<p>Theaters and Shows — Injuries to Spectators — Dangerous Premises — Back Stairway — Assumption oe Risks — Contributory Negligence. A spectator intending to witness a public exhibition cannot recover for injuries sustained in a fall on a back stairway-leading to the back of the hall and stage, which was unlighted and wet and slippery, and obstructed by vines, where she knew it was not the main entrance to the hall, and she passed a safe, well-lighted entrance with notice of the dangerous condition of the other way; since she assumed the risks and was guilty of contributory negligence.</p>