Case Name: Timothy W. Bowes, Respondent, v. Hawthorne Amusement Corporation, a Domestic Corporation Doing Business in the State of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-02
Citations: 247 A.D. 709
Docket Number: 
Parties: Timothy W. Bowes, Respondent, v. Hawthorne Amusement Corporation, a Domestic Corporation Doing Business in the State of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 709–709

Head Matter:
Timothy W. Bowes, Respondent, v. Hawthorne Amusement Corporation, a Domestic Corporation Doing Business in the State of New York, Appellant.

Opinion:
Action for personal injuries. While a performance was in progress on the stage of the defendant's theatre during the afternoon of February 23, 1928, plaintiff, who was on the stage, was struck by a counterweight part of the hoisting equipment. Plaintiff played the part of a character in the act and also assisted in the management of the equipment. Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Martin, P. J., McAvoy, O'Malley, Townley and Glennon, JJ.