Ellsworth v. Sherne Lingerie, Inc.

Ellsworth (plaintiff) was severely burned when her nightgown, worn inside-out, caught fire from a lit stove after she reached for something above it, and she sued the manufacturers (defendants) alleging failure to properly flame-retard the fabric and failure to warn of its flammability; the trial court instructed the jury on the doctrine of misuse, and the jury found for the defendants, a verdict the court of special appeals affirmed.