Legal Opinion
Brennan v. Shepherd Park Pharmacy, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 1958No. 2097PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant filed a complaint against ap-pellee seeking damages for injuries allegedly sustained as the result of using a hair dye known as “Miss Clairol,” which she had purchased from appellee, a retailer. Appellant’s deposition was taken and ap-pellee then moved for summary judgment. The motion was granted and this appeal followed.
According to the deposition appellant had been using the same product for about a year without any ill effects. In April 1955 she sent her husband to appellee with instructions to buy a bottle of “Miss Clairol.” She applied it to her scalp and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ryan v. Progressive Grocery Stores, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Marguerite Jamieson v. Woodward & LothropCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Botti v. Venice Grocery Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Cushing v. RodmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Mars v. HermanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Hochberg v. O'Donnell's Restaurant, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Burch v. Amsterdam CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976