Legal Opinion
Sharpe v. Danville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 12, 1956No. Gen. 10,046PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE CARROLL
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action for damages which plaintiff claims to have suffered as a result of illness caused by drinking Coca-Cola manufactured and bottled by the defendant.
The complaint alleged that plaintiff purchased a bottle of Coca-Cola in its original container from a vending machine owned and operated by Dale Alumbaugh; that defendant sold the bottle of Coca-Cola to Alumbaugh and represented the same to be fit for human consumption; and that the bottle contained one or more foreign substances which the plaintiff consumed, causing him to be ill.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Merlo v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Blumb v. GetzIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
- Patargias v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Chicago, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1947
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Henderson v. MunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- Williams v. Paducah Coca Cola Bottling Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Tiffin v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Coca Cola Bottling Company of Houston v. HobartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Neubauer v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Miami Coca Cola Bottling Company v. ToddSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Harris v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Chicago, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1962
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