Legal Opinion
Sapiente v. Waltuch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 3, 1940PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiff claimed that she was made ill by eating macaroni infested with weevils. The only question on this appeal is whether the court erred in refusing to set aside the verdict as against the evidence and as excessive.
The evidence, considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, disclosed the following facts: On July 23, 1938, the plaintiff, a housewife, went to the grocery store of the defendant and asked for three packages of assorted macaroni. Three packages of the V. La-Rosa & Sons brand were delivered to her, she paid for them and took them home. She was familiar with this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ryan v. Progressive Grocery Stores, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Burkhardt v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Kanopka v. KanopkaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Truslow Fulle, Inc. v. Diamond Bottling CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Gannon v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Jaffe v. State Department of HealthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
- Washington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Elizabeth Margaret Dallison and Max Dallison v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Bader v. United Orthodox SynagogueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Mourison v. HansenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
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