Beuttenmuller v. Vess Bottling Company of St. Louis

HENRY I. EAGER, Special Commissioner.

Plaintiff Patricia Rose Beuttenmuller, twenty-six months old at the time of her injury and approximately seven years old at trial, brought suit against The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc., and Vess Bottling Company of St. Louis for injuries sustained when a bottle of Vess 3-V Cola supposedly exploded in an A & P Store. The amount of her prayer was $25,000. In a second count her father sought to recover $2000 for his medical expense, past and future. The injury occurred on Monday, October 7, 1963. When we use the term “plaintiff” in the…