Niemann v. Grand Central Market, Inc.

McDonough, justice.

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for illness resulting from trichinosis allegedly contracted from meat sold by the defendant. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a verdict of the jury, defendant appeals.

The record evidences that on the 24th of June, 1955, Mr. and Mrs. Niemann purchased ground beef and other groceries at defendant’s place of business. This ground beef was later seasoned, mixed with raw egg and eaten, uncooked, by plaintiffs. Some ten days later, on July 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Niemann fell ill; by July 14th all the plaintiffs were…