Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Helena v. Mattice
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 22, 1951No. 4-9555PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Minor W. Millwee, Justice.
Appellee, Dr. H. W. Mattice, recovered a verdict and judgment for $12,500 against appellant, Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Helena, Arkansas, for injuries sustained from the alleged explosion of a bottle of Coca-Cola manufactured by appellant at its bottling plant in Forrest City, Arkansas.
The evidence on behalf of appellee is to the following effect: Appellee resides at Marianna, Arkansas, where he has engaged in the practice of dentistry since 1922. About 10 a. m. on the day of his injury in September, 1947, appellee’s wife purchased from a Marianna grocer a case of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. ColeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. BruceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Fort Smith v. HicksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- Chiles v. Fort Smith Commission Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Stalter v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Delta Oxygen Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
- Ford Motor Co. v. FishSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Southeast Arkansas v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Reece v. WebsterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
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