Baker v. Stewarts' Inc.

CARTER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Denise D. Baker, appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant, Stewarts’ Inc., a cosmetology school, in an action alleging negligent application of a chemical solution in the styling of plaintiff’s hair. Upon our review of the record, we conclude that the granting of summary judgment was improper and reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

For purposes of the motion for summary judgment, the pleadings and motion papers, viewed most favorably to plaintiff, reveal the following facts incident to her claim. On November 29, 1986,…