Legal Opinion · Dissent

Evelyn M. Edwards, Administratrix of the Estate of Rolf S. Edwards, Deceased v. Mazor Masterpieces, Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 15, 1961No. 16205Published

1DissentWilbur K. Miller, Chief Judge

Mazor Masterpieces sold and delivered the sofa bed to Mrs. Edwards on July 12, 1954. It is undisputed that instructions for its operation were attached. Mrs. Edwards operated it without difficulty .on the day of delivery and on numerous occasions during the ensuing four years. She said she never noticed any difficulty “in the way it pulled out or was made up.” Her son, who was 12 years old in 1958 and “quite tall for his age,” had watched her open the sofa bed on several occasions. It was used as a bed quite a number of times without any untoward incident. But, on July 9, 1958, approximately…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  4. Johns-Manville, Inc. v. PockerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
  5. The GermanicSupreme Court of the United States · 1905

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