Wolf v. S. H. Wintman Co.

These are actions of assumpsit for breach of an alleged implied warranty which were tried together in the superior court and resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant in each case. The cases are here on the plaintiffs’ exceptions to such verdicts and on three other exceptions taken during the trial.

Their declarations allege in substance that plaintiff Charlotte S. Wolf, wife of plaintiff Isadore Wolf, was injured by the explosion of a bottle of beer, bottled by defendant Narragansett Brewing Company, which they bought from defendant S. H. Wintman Co., a wholesale distributor. However,…