Szasz
Szasz v. Joyland Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Pinch, J.
Plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendant for damages in the sum of twenty thousand dollars. The defendant has appealed from the judgment. The facts, which are undisputed, are accurately stated in respondent’s brief as follows:
“The defendant owns and operates an amusement park in the City of Sacramento known as Joyland Park. There are numerous concessions leased by defendant to various concessionaires in and about the park, among -which is a shooting gallery operated by Mrs. Bari Pappas. On the evening of the 24th day of August, 1924, plaintiff, in company with his father, mother, brother and sister, pursuant to an advertisement in a newspaper, went to Joyland Park for the purpose of seeing a show. Upon arriving at the park the father, after paying the necessary admission for all, plaintiff included, drove his automobile into the grounds of said park. After visiting certain of the attractions about the park, all in the party went to see the show. After the show they proceeded toward the dancing pavilion. While en route to the dancing pavilion, plaintiff requested leave of his father to watch a man shooting at the shooting gallery, which adjoined the dancing pavilion,…