Mann v. Cobra Jeans
Leonard B. Mann and Reginald Hickey, for the plaintiff
Rosaire Santerre, for the defendant
On December 23, 1994 Leonard B. Mann purchased a pair of jeans for the sum of $39.95 from the Cobra Jeans retail store. They were purchased as a Christmas present for Mr. Reginald Hickey. He wore them on two occasions and after having washed them twice, noticed that approximately three inches of a seam had come undone. Both he and Mr. Mann stated that both sides of the seam were frayed and that there were long threads hanging inside the jeans themselves. Mr. Reginald Hickey thereupon returned the jeans to the store together with the receipt for same, which is marked as exhibit #1. Within a week, Mr. Santerre advised Mr. Hickey that the jeans would not be replaced nor would the purchase price be refunded. On January 18, 1996, Mr. Leonard B. Mann returned to the store to obtain either a refund or another pair of jeans. This request was again refused by Mr. Santerre.