Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Pierce

By this suit plaintiff-respondent sought damages of Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Leader Electric Company, respondents, and other defendants, for an injury to his eyes alleged to have resulted from the use of a “sunlamp” manufactured by Westinghouse. A jury trial resulted in a judgment for defendants. The Court of Civil Appeals has reversed and remanded. 263 S.W. 2d 810.

In his original petition plaintiff alleged that his eyes were burned by the ultraviolet rays of the lamp “within five minutes” after he sat on a chair, placed “about seven (7) or eight (8) feet” in front of the lamp,…