Pearson v. Butts

On April 13, 1936, appellee received and paid for a shampoo and permanent end curl at defendant’s beauty parlor in Des Moines. She was assigned to one of defendant’s licensed and experienced cosmetologists for the treatment. There was evidence tending to show that in giving this service an electric heater is used which generates steam within three or four minutes. Appellee testified that the actual steaming process applied to her lasted about twenty minutes. She also testified that during this time she complained to the operator about her head getting very hot. The evidence also'tends to show…