Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.

24 Cal.2d 453 (1944)

GLADYS ESCOLA, Respondent,

v.

COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF FRESNO (a Corporation), Appellant.

S. F. No. 16951.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 5, 1944.

H. K. Landram for Appellant.

C. Ray Robinson, Willard B. Treadwell, Dean S. Lesher, Loraine B. Rogers, Belli & Leahy and Melvin M. Belli for Respondent.

GIBSON, C.J.

Plaintiff, a waitress in a restaurant, was injured when a bottle of Coca Cola broke in her hand. She alleged that defendant company, which had bottled and delivered the alleged defective bottle to her employer, was negligent in selling "bottles containing…