Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Southeast Arkansas v. Bell

This is the second appeal in this case, the opinion on the former appeal appearing in 194 Ark. 671, 109 S. W. 2d 115. As appears from that opinion, the case was tried upon the theory that appellee had amoebic dysentery, which had been contracted by drinking a bottle of Coca-Cola, manufactured and bottled by appellant, in which there was a fly carrying the germ of that disease.

We there announced our conclusion that the testimony did not support the finding that appellee’s amoebic dysentery was caused by the presence of a fly in the bottle, and we, therefore, reversed the judgment, awarding…