Legal Opinion
Floyd v. Swift & Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1938No. 27128PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, P. J.
Albert Floyd brought an action against Swift & Company alleging in his petition that the defendant manufactured and packed in a metal container a meat product known as “sausage packed in oil,” and placed it on the market to be sold and used as human food; that a can of the sausage and oil weighing 17 pounds was sold to the Cochran Grocery Company, a wholesaler, who would sell it to a retail grocer who would break the seal on the can and sell the contents in small quantities to its customers for human food; that on September 1, 1936, a retail merchant at Dan-ville, Georgia, purchased the can…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chenall v. Palmer Brick Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Payne v. Rome Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Palmer Brick Co. v. ChenallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Sinkovitz v. Peters Land Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. DannemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Orkin Exterminating Co. v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Mary Kicklighter v. Nails by Jannee, Inc., Mary Kicklighter v. Nails by Jannee, Inc., and Third-Party v. Kay-See Dental Manufacturing Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Miller v. Gerber Products Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Jackson v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
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