Corneliuson v. Arthur Drug Stores, Inc.

This action was tried on the count for breach of implied warranty, and it is agreed by the parties that the applicable law is that stated in Crotty v. Shartenberg’s-New Haven, Inc., 147 Conn. 460, 467, 162 A.2d 513.

The case arose from the plaintiff’s use of a hair waving lotion known as Ogilvie Sisters Home Permanent. On January 2, 1958, the plaintiff purchased the lotion from the defendants, and her suit is predicated upon the claim that, as a result of her use of the lotion on January 4, she sustained a severe dermatitis with concomitant physical and neurotic injuries. The jury returned a…