Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Miami v. Dawkins

Nancy Dawkins was injured when some Coca-Cola bottles fell through the bottom of a six-pack carton and damaged her leg. Nancy and her husband, Miller, sued Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Miami and Publix Supermarkets, Inc., the owner of the grocery store in which she was shopping at the time of the injury. Their suit for damages was based on negligence and implied warranty.

Coca-Cola denied all of the allegations of the complaint and alleged that Nancy was contributorily negligent. Publix denied all the allegations of the complaint and filed its cross-complaint against Coca-Cola based on an…