Legal Opinion

Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. v. Savage

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1956No. 40219PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.

This is another in a long line of cases based upon the implied warranty of a bottler of a beverage that the beverage bottled and distributed by it is wholesome and fit for human consumption. This implied warranty enures to the benefit of the ultimate consumer. Biedenharn Candy Co. v. Moore, 184 Miss. 721, 186 So. 628 (1939). The appellee, Mrs. Della Savage, who was plaintiff in the court below, obtained a judgment for $500, which we affirm.

Mrs. Savage attended in Pascagoula a meeting of the Rebekah Lodge, which is a branch of the ladies associated with the Odd Fellows. About 30 members were…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. ChapmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Coca-Cola Bottling Works v. LyonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Grapico Bottling Co. v. EnnisMississippi Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Coca Cola Bottling Works of Greenwood v. SimpsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Rainwater v. Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. CatheyArizona Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Donald W. Berry v. American Cyanamid Company (Lederle Laboratories, a Division of American Cyanamid Company)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
  3. Newton Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. ShawMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Terry v. Double Cola Bottling CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  5. Terry v. Double Cola Bottling CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964

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