MARSH v. EDWARDS THEATRES CIRCUIT, INC.

Docket No. 47770.

64 Cal.App.3d 881 (1976)

134 Cal. Rptr. 844

ROBERT L. MARSH, JR., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EDWARDS THEATRES CIRCUIT, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

December 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Nichols & Rose, Mason H. Rose V, Patricia L. Riley and Leonard Siegel for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Fred Okrand, Jill Jakes, Mary Ellen Gale and Gary D. Sowards as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Davidson & Davidson and Harold W. Davidson for Defendant and Appellant.


OPINION

COMPTON, J.

Plaintiff is a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair. He commenced this action against the defendant, an owner and operator of a chain of motion picture theatres, alleging that the latter unlawfully discriminated against him because of his physical handicap by denying him admission to its Newport Cinema Theatre.

The complaint alleged that defendant's conduct violated various provisions of the United States...

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