DEFFEBACH v. LANSBURGH & BRO.

No. 8926.

150 F.2d 591 (1945)

DEFFEBACH v. LANSBURGH & BRO.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided June 29, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Kelly, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Cornelius H. Doherty, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Austin F. Canfield, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William T. Hannan, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before MILLER, EDGERTON, and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This appeal is from a directed verdict for the defendant in a suit for breach of warranty. Appellant bought a chenille lounging robe in appellee's store. She examined it for texture, color, style and design. About the third or fourth time she wore it she was badly burned. The undisputed testimony was that she waved or "fanned" a match after lighting a cigarette, that the robe caught fire, and that the flame spread with great rapidity,...

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