Legal Opinion
Higbee v. Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 9, 1952No. Civ. A. 613PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, District Judge.
The Bobbi Company manufactured, and the Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc., retailed to the plaintiff, a preparation known as Bobbi to be used at home for putting a permanent wave 'in her hair. A few hours after employing it as directed in the accompanying instructions, she lost all of the hair to which it had been applied, about three fourths of her suit, the strands burning or breaking off from shoulder length to within a few inches of the scalp. In this action she sues the manufacturer and the retailer and has obtained a verdict of $4,000 against them. Liability of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carter v. Yardley & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Ryan v. Progressive Grocery Stores, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Cushing v. RodmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Colonna v. Rosedale Dairy Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1936
- Swift & Co. v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- John A. Brown Company v. SheltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- John A. Brown Company v. SheltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964