McAllen Coca Cola Bottling Co., Inc. v. Alvarez

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for damages brought by Maria Alvarez against the McAllen Coca Cola Bottling Company, allegedly as a result of the plaintiff drinking a portion of the contents of a Coca Cola bottle in which there was wedged a hairpin. The case was tried to a jury, and based on the verdict, the trial court entered judgment for the plaintiff for pain and mental anguish in the sum of $30,000.00 and for medical expenses in the amount of $12.00. Defendant McAllen Coca Cola Bottling Company has perfected its appeal to this Court.

The evidence showed that the plaintiff was a…