Knowles v. Vick Chemical Co.

Osro Cobb, Justice.

Appellant filed a suit on the 16th day of February, 1965, against appellees alleging that between the dates of October 27, 1961 and March or April, 1962, she took a certain prescription drug (MER/29 triparanol) which caused her to suffer many adverse and damaging effects, and further alleging that she had taken said drug upon the express and implied warranties of appellees, the manufacturers and distributors of same, that said drug had been adequately tested and was fit for the purpose of which it was intended and fit for human use and consumption. The complaint sought…