Holkestad v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Minnesota, Inc.

Rogosheske, Justice.

This appeal arises out of plaintiffs’ action for personal-injury damage resulting from an exploding 16-ounce bottle of carbonated beverage. The jury awarded $1,500 damages to plaintiff *250Eileen Holkestad, the injured party, ¿nd $500 to plaintiff Willard Holkestad, her husband, against defendant Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Minnesota, Inc. Defendant bottling company appeals from the judgment and the trial court’s denial of its post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The dispositive question presented is whether the circumstantial evidence…