Legal Opinion

Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. Campbell

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 8, 1942No. Record No. 2533PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

This action was brought by Henley Campbell against the defendant, Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc., to recover damages suffered by him as a result of drinking noxious materials contained in a bottle of Coca-Cola, a soft drink manufactured and bottled by the defendant. The trial resulted in a jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $850 upon which the trial court entered final judgment.

The principal assignment of error by the defendant is that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict. It is based upon the grounds: (1) that there was no evidence *696to show what…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Aronovitch v. AyresSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  2. Norfolk Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. KrausseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
  3. Campbell Soup Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
  4. Fruit Growers Express Co. v. HulfishSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commercial Business Systems, Inc. v. BellSouth Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995
  2. Swift and Company v. WellsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
  3. Lajoie v. BilodeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
  4. Norfolk Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. LandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  5. Cobbs v. CommonwealthChesterfield County Circuit Court · 2001

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