Pierce v. Avon Products, Inc.

The parties will be referred to as they appear in the court below. Geneva Pierce, the plaintiff, alleged and testified that she purchased the two products in question in December of 1960 and January of 1961 from the agent of the defendant, who had informed her that the products, bath oil and body lotion, were good for use on dry skin conditions; that the plaintiff had not previously been troubled with a skin rash on her legs, arms and face; that she used the products obtained from the defendant, as directed; that there was no warning or caution label of any kind on either bottle; that she…