Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Ark. v. Massey

Appellee alleged and offered testimony sufficient to establish the fact that on December 24, 1934, lie purchased a bottle of Coca-Cola from the Smith Brothers Service Station in McCrory, Arkansas, which had been bottled by appellant. There were particles of chipped or broken glass in the bottle, a portion of which appellee swallowed, and he recovered judgment for $4,000 to compensate the injuries thus sustained.

Appellant denied responsibility for the presence of the glass in the bottle, and offered testimony showing the processes employed in bottling the drink. It was shown that before the…