Jackson Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Chapman
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county.' Horn W. A. HeNRy, Judge. Suit by Harry Chapman, by his next -friend Nellie Chapman, ag’ainst the Jackson Coca Cola Bottling Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county.' Horn W. A. HeNRy, Judge. Suit by Harry Chapman, by his next -friend Nellie Chapman, ag’ainst the Jackson Coca Cola Bottling Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. In 29 Cyc. 486, it is stated that “As to the principle upon which those who deal in unwholesome food are liable to persons injured thereby, the authorities do not seem to be altogether harmonious.” The footnotes refer to Salmon v. Libby, 114 Ill. App. 258, and to Craft v. Parker, 98 Mich. 248, and to Van…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
A “sma’ mousie” caused the trouble in this case. The “•weé, sleekit, 'cow’rin,’ tim’rous beastie” drowned in a bottle of coca-cola. How it happened is not told:
■There is. evidence for appellant that its system for cleansing- and' «filling bottles is complete, and that there is-: watchfulness to prevent the introduction of foreign substances/ : Nevertheless the little creature was in the *869bottle. It had been there long enough to he swollen and undergoing decomposition when the bottle was purchased from the grocer and opened by appellee. Its presence in the bottle was not discovered until…
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