Pietrus v. J. R. Watkins Co.

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action for damages sustained by reason of plaintiff’s complete loss of her hair alleged to have resulted from her use of a bottle of Watkins Coconut Oil Shampoo sold her by defendant J. R. Watkins Company, a corporation, in May 1945, through its agent, defendant L. J. Coates. The jury returned a verdict of $20,000 in plaintiff’s favor against the Watkins company, which has appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial. The company will hereinafter be referred to as defendant.

Plaintiff, 32 years of age at the time of the trial, a…