Legal Opinion

Stolle v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 9, 1925PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an action by plaintiff for loss of the services of his wife and medical and other expenses incurred as a result of personal injuries to her caused by the explosion of a bottle of "Budweiser," manufactured and bottled by the defendant, to his damage in the sum of $10,000. The court sustained a demurrer to the petition. Plaintiff declining to plead further, judgment was rendered for the defendant and plaintiff appealed.

Appellant contends that the petition stated a cause of action and that the court erred in sustaining the demurrer. The petition is, in part, as follows:

"Plaintiff for…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gannon v. Laclede Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
  2. Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. DeselmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Wellington v. Downer Kerosene Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  4. Payne v. Rome Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  5. Cashwell v. Fayetteville Pepsi-Cola Bottling WorksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1917

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  3. Maybach v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1949
  4. Morris v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
  5. Benkendorfer v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940

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