THEATRE MANAGEMENT GROUP v. DALGLIESH

No. 99-CV-867.

765 A.2d 986 (2001)

THEATRE MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. And LRW Theatre Group, both d/b/a Warner Theatre Operating Group, J.V., Appellants, v. John F. DALGLIESH, Jr., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa A. Murphy-Petros, Chicago, IL, with whom James T. Ferrini and William H. Schladt, Gaithersburg, MD, were on the brief, for appellants.

James E. Colleran, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, with whom Nikolaus F. Schandlbauer, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL, RUIZ, and REID, Associate Judges.


Farrell, Associate Judge:

Plaintiff-appellee Dalgliesh, a partially disabled person, was injured when he fell as he began walking down an aisle ramp leading to his seat in the Warner Theatre. In his ensuing action for negligence against appellants Theatre Management Group, Inc. and LRW Theatre Group (both doing business as Warner Theatre Operating Group, J.V.), the jury awarded him $983,177.00 in damages. On appeal, the primary issue is whether the trial judge erred...

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