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Cleveland State University

Journal

1959

Consumer products

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Law Of Manufacturer's Liability, B. Joan Holdridge Jan 1959

Law Of Manufacturer's Liability, B. Joan Holdridge

Cleveland State Law Review

This article discusses the development of the law of manufacturer's liability under theories of negligence and express warranty.


Viewpoint Of The Consumer, Catherine H. Hotes Jan 1959

Viewpoint Of The Consumer, Catherine H. Hotes

Cleveland State Law Review

When Adam Smith described his self-regulating economy in the 1770's, he assumed that its motive power would be provided by the interplay of mutual demands and concessions between economic entities, and that such interplay would result in a balance of power. Since that time, the growth of huge corporations that employ modern technology, complex manufacturing processes, mass production, and mass advertising, into "clusters of private collectivisms" has substantially upset any such supposed balance of power.


Poisoning By Common Household Products, Robert D. Mercer Jan 1959

Poisoning By Common Household Products, Robert D. Mercer

Cleveland State Law Review

The danger of poisoning, especially of children, is widespread. In Greater Cleveland, Ohio alone, during 1957 (excluding deaths from automobile accidents) 43 children were accidentally killed. Eleven of those deaths were due to poisoning; all of the children being in the age group from one year to six years. In a recent six-month period the Poison Information Center of The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland received 1,535 calls concerning treatment for accidental poisoning of children. This figure by no means indicates the total number of cases of poisoning that actually occurred. These terrible statistics can be sharply reduced by proper …