Denman

The plaintiff sued for damages for personal injuries resulting from the collapse of a temporary wooden “grandstand” erected for the convenience of spectators at festivities known as the ‘ ‘ Tournament of Roses, ’ ’ held in the City of Pasadena. Demurrers to the complaint were sustained without leave to amend. A motion for leave to amend was later denied and judgment was entered for the defendants. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment upon a typewritten transcript.

The plaintiff sued the City of Pasadena, its “Board of Directors,” the city manager, chief of police and the chief inspector; the Tournament of Roses Association, a corporation, its directors, and all members of the association; Paul F. Mahoney, who constructed the grandstand under permit of the city authorities, and E. H. Lockwood, the owner of the land upon which the grandstand was erected and maintained. The defendant city officials (other than the chief inspector) joined with the City of Pasadena in a demurrer to the complaint. The directors and members of the Tournament of Roses Association joined with the corporation in a demurrer to the complaint. The other defendants named in the complaint do not appear…