Legal Opinion
Mayberry v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 18, 1966No. Civ. 10984PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
Plaintiff alleges damages caused by drinking a bottle of contaminated Coca-Cola. The beverage had been purchased from a vending machine in one of the state buildings in Sacramento. The incident, according to the complaint, had occurred in July 1961. The complaint was filed 10 months later, in May 1962.
The beverage had been bottled by Coca Cola Bottling Company of Sacramento, a partnership. The partnership premises also housed another business entity, a corporation called Coca Cola Bottling Company of Sacramento, Ltd. The corporation supplied syrup to the partnership but did no bottling. The…
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