Stewart v. Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

A bottle of coca-cola sold by the defendant, the Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling Company, a corporation, to the plaintiffs Cynthia Stewart and her husband, James S. Stewart, exploded, and a piece of the glass struck the hand of the former and injured it quite seriously. She and her husband brought suit for the damages suffered by them as a result of the explosion and at the close of their case the court granted a motion by the Bottling Company for a directed verdict in its favor and entered judgment thereon. Believing this order erroneous the Stewarts have brought the judgment here for review. The…