Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Bryant
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
This suit was brought by the appellee against the appellant for the recovery of damages because of a roach in a bottle of Coca-Cola manufactured by appellant and from a judgment in her favor the bottling company appeals.
Under the evidence there is no question that the Coca-Cola in question was manufactured or bottled by the appellant. The appellee purchased the same from a Coca-Cola vending machine at Gulfport Laundry where she was employed as a seamstress, and at about 9:30 o’clock in the morning she and other seamstresses, at the time for a coffee break, purchased Coca-Colas from this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. ChapmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Jordan v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1950
- Coca Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. PettyMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
- Laurel Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. HankinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
3Cited by2 opinions
- Johnson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- COAST COCA-COLA BTTL. CO. v. BryantMississippi Supreme Court · 1959