Winfree v. Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Lebanon

This was an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when a' bottle of Coca-Cola, bottled by defendant company and sold to plaintiff’s employer, exploded, throwing a piece of glass into plaintiff’s eye.

The declaration contained two counts; the first charging that the carbonic acid gas forced into the bottle of Coca-Cola was explosive and the defendant company was negligent in overcharging the bottle with such gas, which caused it to explode. The second count averred that defendant knew that carbonic acid gas was. explosive and dangerous and that an overcharge would…