Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Campbell Soup Company
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 13, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-H-1319PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:
SEALS, District Judge.
This action is before the Court on a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant. In this diversity suit, 28 U. S.C. § 1332(a)(1), Plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries to his teeth and gums which were allegedly suffered while he was eating the contents of a can of Defendant’s Oyster Stew Soup. Plaintiff claims that the injuries were caused by a small deleterious object in the soup. Plaintiff surrendered this object to Defendant for examination and it has been identified as a small irregularly shaped oyster pearl.
Plaintiff sets forth two…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc. v. CappsTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Robert D. Putman v. Erie City Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- Ex Parte Morrison's Cafeteria of Montgomery, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Cain v. Sheraton Perimeter Park South HotelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Lamon v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- Porteous v. St. Ann's Cafe & DeliSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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