Morris v. Pathmark Corp.

WIEAND, Judge:

In this action to recover for an allergic reaction following use of a hair straightening product, the trial court entered a compulsory nonsuit in favor of the manufacturer and vendor of the product. After careful review, we affirm.

On February 24, 1983, Lee Connie Morris purchased a sealed container of “Posner Frizzzz Control,” a hair straightening product, from a Pathmark Supermarket in Edgewater Park, New Jersey. Before going to bed the following evening, she applied the contents to her hair in accordance with the directions on the container. Ms. Morris awoke the next morning…