FLEISHMAN v. RICHARDSON-MERRELL, INC.


94 N.J. Super. 90 (1967)

226 A.2d 843

MORTON K. FLEISHMAN AND KATHRYN FLEISHMAN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. RICHARDSON-MERRELL INC. AND WILLIAM S. MERRELL COMPANY, DELAWARE CORPORATIONS, DEFENDANTS, AND RALPH A. HALL, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 21, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. Frank Pettit argued the cause for appellants.

Mr. John I. Lisowski argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Lamb, Blake, Hutchinson & Dunne, attorneys; Mr. H. Curtis Meanor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges SULLIVAN, KOLOVSKY and CARTON.


The opinion of the court was delivered by CARTON, J.A.D.

Kathryn Fleishman contends that she suffered permanent injuries to her eyes as a result of the prolonged use of the drug Triparanol, commonly called MER/29, manufactured by the corporate defendants and prescribed by her physician, defendant Ralph A. Hall. On September 16, 1963, she and her husband filed a complaint against these defendants to recover for these alleged injuries. The defendant-doctor pleaded the...

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