F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Garza

BARROW, Justice.

This is a products liability case. Judgment was rendered upon a jury verdict whereby appellee, Maria Albeza Garza, a minor, recovered the sum of $1,325.00 and her father, Tomas Garza, recovered-medical *91expenses in the sum of $143.80, for damages allegedly sustained as a result of the minor plaintiff’s eating a hamburger which was unfit for human consumption when served at appellant’s lunch counter in Laredo, Texas.1

It is well-settled law in Texas that parties who sell food or drink intended for human consumption may be held liable, upon an implied warranty, for damages caused…