Legal Opinion
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. v. McCullers
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 7, 1949No. Record No. 3454PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.
Like the companion case of Norfolk Coca-Cola Bottling Works v. Land, ante, page 35, 52 S. E. (2d) 85, decided today, this is a tort action brought by Addie Lee McCullers. against Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Norfolk, Inc., to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as the result of drinking a bottle of Pepsi-Cola containing “a small mouse and other obnoxious foreign matter.” The allegations of negligence are the same as those made in the Land Case. The trial resulted in* a verdict and judgment of $1,200 for the plaintiff.
*93As in the Land Case, we are asked to enter a final judgment for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norfolk Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. KrausseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- Webb v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Blue Ridge Light & Power Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
- Norfolk Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. LandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Speller v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
- Walrod v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Phillips v. StewartSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Todt v. ShawSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- English v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
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