Legal Opinion
Harrison v. CANADA DRY CORPORATION
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 1968No. 4280PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
This appeal is by a husband and wife from a directed’ verdict against them in their action against appellee for breach of an implied warranty that a bottled grapefruit beverage manufactured by appellee was fit for human consumption. 1 We will refer to the husband as the appellant because the wife’s action is dependent on that of the husband.
According to the agreed statement of proceedings and evidence, appellant testified he took the bottle from the case in which it was delivered, opened it and began to drink the contents. When he felt something hit his mouth, he held the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sullivan v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Cushing Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. FrancisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Wheeler v. BalestriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Brown v. Potomac Electric Power CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1964
- Hamilton v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Asuncion v. Columbia Hospital for WomenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Imogene Williams v. United States Elevator Corporation and Elcon Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- William J. Garber and John J. Hurley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Gilper v. Kiamesha Concord, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Sowell v. Hyatt Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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