Blount v. Gulf South Beverages, Inc.

WATKINS, Judge.

This is an action in negligence brought by Betty Blount, an employee of the Junior Food Store in Hammond, against Gulf South Beverages, Inc. for damages caused by the explosion of a Pepsi Cola bottle.

The trial court found negligence on the part of the defendant, and awarded $1,500.00 in general damages to the plaintiff, together with attorney’s fees, costs and legal interest.

Gulf South Beverages, Inc. appeals the judgment. We reverse.

The plaintiff, in the course of her employment with Junior Food Store, was stacking bottles of soft drinks, when a Pepsi Cola bottle tipped over…