Brown v. Higbee

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment denying damages in an action for personal injuries. The case was tried before the court without a jury. The testimony at the trial was not transcribed and the case comes before this court on an engrossed statement.

The facts are as follows:

The defendant operated a beauty parlor. On or about March 22,1958, one of the defendant’s employees, named Mary Felice, gave the plaintiff a permanent wave, described as a Permette Cold Wave. In accordance with the custom of the trade, a curl test was made by the operator before administering the wave.

The manufacturer of the…