Legal Opinion
Ford v. Roddy Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 9, 1969PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatherne, J.
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries, allegedly sustained by bim as the. result of drinking from a bottle of Coca Cola which contained an insect or bug. The bottle of Coca Cola was bottled by the defendant.
The jury returned a verdict for $2,000 in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment was rendered in that amount. The defendant has appealed in error to this Court.
By three Assignments of Error the defendant presents the following issues: (1) There is no evidence to sustain the verdict; (2) There is no evidence of proximate negligence on the part of defendant; (3) The Trial Court should…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Coca-Cola Bottling Works v. SullivanTennessee Supreme Court · 1942
- North Memphis Sav. Bank v. Union Bridge & Construction Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- Sullivan v. CrabtreeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
- Casenburg v. LewisTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Camper v. MinorTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Laxton v. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Underwood v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Carroll v. Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Scarbrough v. City of LewisburgCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
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