Robertson v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.

This is an action for damages brought by the plaintiff, an employee of a hotel company against the Coca Cola Bottling Co., on account of personal injuries caused by the explosion of a glass Coca Cola bottle. The verdict was for the defendant, but thereafter, the court upon motion of the plaintiff, set aside the judgment and granted a new trial. The defendant appeals. The allegations of the complaint may be briefly summarized as follows:

The hotel company was purchasing under contract from the defendant a Vendo-83 coin control cooler for Coca Cola, No. P-9505 and had also purchased a number of…