Metty v. Shurfine Central Corp.

Plaintiff Rhonda Metty brought this action in the Associate Division of the Circuit Court of Wright County. In her initial pleading, plaintiff averred, inter alia, that “... in reliance of [sic] the Defendants’ expertise and knowledge of food products handling and packaging for human consumption, [plaintiff] purchased four cans of green beans marketed by Defendant Shur-fine Central Corporation and packaged by Defendant Allen Canning Company, with the intent to consume same....” The plaintiff further alleged that on July 20, 1983, she opened two of the cans of beans, warmed them in a pan and…