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THOMAS v. CLAIROL INC.

No. 90-171.

583 So.2d 108 (1991)

Leo THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLAIROL INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert J. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Dauzat, Falgoust, Cariness, Bienvenu & Stipl, Jimmy L. Dauzat, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Before GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ., and, CULPEPPER, Judge Pro Tem.

CULPEPPER, Judge, Pro Tem.

This is a products liability case. The plaintiff, Leo Thomas, suffered contact dermatitis of the scalp after using defendant's hair dye, "Nice-N-Easy". The substantial issue is whether defendant's warning to test for allergic reaction to its hair dye was adequate, considering the fact that plaintiff is illiterate.

GENERAL FACTS

On November 17, 1988, plaintiff, his wife (common-law), Gertie Thomas, and a family friend, Edmonia...

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