Lane v. C. A. Swanson & Sons

This action is for alleged breach of warranty arising out of the sale of canned chicken. The complaint alleged that plaintiff bought a can of “boned chicken” which was packaged by defendant C. A. Swanson and Sons, a corporation, and sold to plaintiff by defendant Foods Company, a corporation; that “Said product was warranted by defendants, and each of them, to be free from chicken bones or other foreign substances and to be fit for human consumption.” It was alleged there was a bone hidden in the contents of the can, that it became lodged in plaintiff’s throat, causing severe personal…