SCOTT v. JAMES

No. 97-CV-2042.

731 A.2d 399 (1999)

Doris SCOTT, Appellant, v. Edna JAMES, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Taglieri, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Sharon M. Chambers, Fairfax, VA, for appellees.

Before SCHWELB and REID, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.


REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant Doris Scott filed a complaint alleging negligence by appellees Sylvia Summer,1 a hair stylist, and Edna James, the alleged owner and operator of Edna's Beauty Salon in the District of Columbia. The alleged negligence concerned the application of a hair relaxer to Ms. Scott's hair. After the presentation of Ms. Scott's case, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of appellees on the ground that Ms....

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