Arnold v. May Department Stores Co.

'Plaintiff sued to recover for injury, resulting from dermatitis, alleged to have been caused from a hair dye called Notox, applied by an operator of the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $12,500. Motion for new trial was filed, but was overruled on condition that a remittitur of $3000 be made, which was done, and judgment went for plaintiff for $9500, and defendant appealed.

The petition charges upon five grounds of negligence, viz.: (1) That defendant knew, or by the exercise of ordinary care, could have known, from the information given to defendant by plaintiff, that…