Geraghty v. Mott's Shop-Rite of Holyoke, Inc.

Shopping in the store of the defendant Mott’s Shop-Rite of Holyoke, Inc., the plaintiff Geraghty took a carton of Coca-Cola from a shelf, whereupon two bottles fell through the carton onto the plaintiff’s second right toe, fracturing it. The plaintiff commenced an action in the District Court of Holyoke against the defendant grounded on alleged negligence, and the defendant, after answering, impleaded the Coca-Cola company, the supplier of the carton and contents, as third-party defendant, charging it with negligence, and claiming in*912demnity. The third-party defendant answered, denying…