Sterling Drug, Inc., a Corporation v. Irene M. Yarrow

BECKER, Chief District Judge.

This is an appeal by Sterling Drug, Inc. (“Sterling” hereinafter) from a judgment in favor of appellee, a South Dakota housewife and mother of four children, for damages in the sum of $180,000.00 in a civil diversity product liability action. Appellee claimed that her vision had been permanently damaged by use of a prescription drug manufactured and sold by appellant for use in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.

The action was tried without a jury before Chief Judge Fred J. Nichol of the United States District Court for the District of South…