Thomas v. Arvon Products Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

The appellant brought this action of trespass against Arvon Products Co., Inc. (Arvon), alleging that he had lost the sight of his eye in February, 1960, as the result of contact with fumes from a varnish product known as “Oerami-Glaze”, which he was applying to the walls of a banana storage room for his employer, M. Levin & Company (Levin), banana wholesalers.

Cerami-Glaze was a trade name applied to the product by Arvon, the product being manufactured by McCloskey Varnish Company (McCloskey) for Arvon. Arvon made no change in the material supplied by Me Closkey.…