Legal Opinion
Ford v. Miller Meat Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 1994No. G013711PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SONENSHINE, J.
Grace Joyce Ford appeals judgments in favor of Miller Meat Company (Miller) and Alpha Beta Company (Alpha Beta) in a nonjury trial. Ford sought to recover damages for injuries sustained when she bit into a fragment of bone contained in ground beef purchased at an Alpha Beta supermarket.
We affirm. Our Supreme Court in Mexicali Rose v. Superior Court (1992) Cal.4th 617 [4 Cal.Rptr.2d 145, 822 P.2d 1292] articulated principles of liability in the context of a diner’s injuries caused by food served in a restaurant. Mexicali Rose expressly limited its holding “to commercial…
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- Orange County Employees Ass'n v. County of OrangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
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