Legal Opinion
Lee v. Crookston Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 4, 1971No. 42083PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rogosheske, Justice.
Appeal from an order denying a new trial after a jury verdict for defendant, Crookston Coca-Cola Bottling Company. The action is one for personal injury and consequential damages caused by an “exploding” bottle of carbonated beverage, and the appeal raises questions concerning the trial court’s submission of the issue of contributory negligence and its refusal to submit the issue of liability on the theory of strict liability, as plaintiffs requested. We find reversible error and grant a new trial.
Plaintiff Helen Lee, a waitress, while working at the Norman *323Steak House at…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McCormack v. Hankscraft CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Hanrahan v. Safway Steel Scaffold Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Magnuson v. Rupp Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Gardner v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Minnesota, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- Holkestad v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Minnesota, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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3Cited by60 opinions
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