Evangelist v. Bellern Research Corporation

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This products liability action was instituted by the plaintiff, Felix A. Evangelist,' to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when a partially filled Pepsi-Cola bottle broke as he was recapping it with a device known as a “Handy Dandy.” Motions for a directed verdict on behalf of all the defendants were sustained at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, and he has appealed.

The defendants are Bellern Research Corporation, the manufacturer of the “Handy Dandy”; Brockway Glass Co., the manufacturer of the bottle; Conway Springs…