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UPHAM v. CHATEAU DE VILLE DINNER THEATRE, INC.

380 Mass. 350 (1980)

403 N.E.2d 350

HELEN UPHAM vs. CHATEAU de VILLE DINNER THEATRE, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

April 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. Williamson for the plaintiff.

John D. Dwyer for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & ABRAMS, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

This is an action in tort brought by the plaintiff to recover for personal injuries sustained when she tripped and fell while descending some steps in a dinner theatre owned and controlled by the defendant, Chateau de Ville Dinner Theatre, Inc. In her opening statement the plaintiff claimed that the defendant failed in its duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent injury to the theatre's patrons. After the plaintiff's opening, the defendant moved for...

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