Legal Opinion
Howard v. Lowell Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 3, 1948PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an action of contract or tort to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when a bottle of coca cola, which she had purchased from an automatic vending machine owned and operated by the defendant, broke while in her hand. The declaration is in two counts, the first being in contract based on breach of implied warranty under the sales act. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 106. The second count alleges *457negligence on the part of the defendant. At the close of the evidence the judge allowed the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict on the first count subject to the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sargent v. Massachusetts Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Johnson v. KanavosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Idzykowski v. Jordan Marsh Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Nashua River Paper Co. v. LindsayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Roscigno v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Mead v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Brady v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Barrette v. HightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Lieberman v. W. M. Gulliksen Mfg. Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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