Legal Opinion
Cushing Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Francis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 3, 1952No. 34873PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavison, J.
This is an action brought by Luther Francis, as plaintiff, against the Cushing Coca-Cola Bottling Company, a corporation, as defendant, for damages resulting from his drinking a sip or two of a bottled Coca-Cola, in which, because of the alleged negligence of said defendant, there was a partially decomposed body of a mouse. Judgment for $1,625 in conformity with the jury verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff, and defendant has appealed. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.
On March 24, 1949, plaintiff, a 46 year old man, was employed by A. and M. College…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Willet v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. KeifferSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Inter-Ocean Oil Co. v. MarshallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Cohenour v. SmartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Thompson v. MinnisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Franklin v. SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Clark v. JosephsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1954
- Ellington v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Kroger Co. v. BeckIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- O'Dell v. DeJean's Packing Co., Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
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