Florence Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
This is a suit by Daisy Kirby Sullivan (appellee) against Florence Coca Cola Bottling Company (appellant) for injuries allegedly suffered by her on September 3, 1949, by glass from an explosion of an unopened bottle or bottles of Cola'Cola which she was carrying in her hand in a six bottle paste board coca cola carton. The alleged explosion took place as she walked home from the grocery store known as Watson’s Grocery Store, where the coca colas in question had been purchased by her. There was verdict and judgment in the amount of $3,000, for her as plaintiff in the suit and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
- Payne v. Rome Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. BarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Stolle v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1925
- Lawson v. Mobile Electric Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1920
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Britton v. DoehringSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Weekley v. HornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Ferrell v. Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1959
- Greyhound Corporation v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
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