Scurfield v. Federal Laboratories, Inc.

Opinion by

Me. Justice Schaffer,

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered against him in pursuance of defendant’s affidavit of defense raising questions of law. The action is in trespass for personal injuries and the circumstances out of which it grows somewhat unique. The injur/ to plaintiff was inflicted more than nine years ago, on December 19, 1929. Suit was not brought until a few days before the statute of limitations had run.

The statement of claim alleged that defendant is the manufacturer of a so-called tear gas gun, so made as to resemble a fountain pen. It sold one of them to Daniel…