Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Morrison

Smith, J., Appellee’ recovered a judgment against appellant for $1,000, to compensate an illness and incidental physical suffering alleged to have been caused by swallowing a spider found in a bottle of Coca-Cola bottled by appellant.

There is some conflict as to whether the Coca-Cola in question was bottled by appellant or by another bottler doing business in Hot Springs; but without reciting the testimony it may be said that it was sufficient to sustain the finding that it was appellant who had bottled it and sold the bottle to the retailer from whom appellee purchased it.

Appellee testified…