Hussey v. May Department Stores, Inc.

Opinion by

Spaeth, J.,

Mrs. Katherine Hussey, appellee, filed a complaint in trespass on March 13, 1973 alleging that she had suffered hair and scalp damage because of a permanent wave administered to her in a beauty salon operated by appellant, Kaufmann’s Department Store in suburban Pittsburgh. After a jury trial, appellee received a verdict of $27,000.00.

On appeal from the denial of its motion for a new trial, appellant argues: that the testimony of appellee’s expert concerning the cause of her injuries was not competent; that the trial judge erred in permitting two photographs of appellee…