Hurst v Picture Theatres Ltd
| Hurst v Picture Theatres Ltd | |
|---|---|
| Court | Court of Appeal |
| Citation(s) | [1915] 1 KB 1 |
| Keywords | |
| Licence | |
Hurst v Picture Theatres Ltd [1915] 1 KB 1 is an English land law case, concerning licenses in land.
Facts
Mr Hurst bought a ticket for 17 March 1913 screening of Lake Garden on High St Ken, run by Picture Theatres Ltd, but the manager honestly believed he had not paid for his seat. He was forced to leave, and then he claimed trespass to the person. The theatre argued that even though the licence was revoked in breach of contract, that did not change that Mr Hurst became a trespasser and reasonable force could be used to remove him.
Channell J held Mr Hurst could get damages.
Judgment
Buckley LJ confirmed the award.[1]
They committed an assault upon him in law. It was not of a violent kind, because, like a wise man, [B] gave way to superior force and left the theatre… it was for the jury to give him such a sum as was right for the assault which was committed upon him, and for the serious indignity to a gentleman of being seized and treated in this way in a place of public resort.
See also
Notes
- ^ [1915] 1 KB 1, 11