Legal Opinion
Sweeney v. Cain
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 7, 1951No. 12320PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. O. MURRAY, Justice.
This suit was instituted by Lucy Cain against Thomas H. Sweeney, Jr., and Pay-ton T. Sweeney, seeking to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by her as the result of drinking a bottle of Coca Cola with some foreign substance in it. The trial was to a jury and resulted in judgment in plaintiff’s favor in the sum of $2000.00, from which judgment defendants have prosecuted this appeal.
Appellants are engaged in manufacturing and selling Coca Cola in Cameron County and delivered Coca Cola to various business establishments, including the Red & White grocery store…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc. v. CappsTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Dryden v. Continental Baking Co.California Supreme Court · 1938
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Fort Worth v. BurgessCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
- Medeiros v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.California Court of Appeal · 1943
- Underhill v. AnciauxNevada Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert D. Putman v. Erie City Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. CatheyArizona Supreme Court · 1957
- Matthews v. Campbell Soup CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1974
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. GarzaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Crusan v. Aluminum Company of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1965
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