Legal Opinion
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. v. Yeatts
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 28, 1966No. Record 6309PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Dorothy Reed Yeatts, plaintiff, was struck by a piece of flying glass while she was shopping in a store called the Burkeville Market. This action for damages was brought against Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Incorporated, defendant, alleging that her injury was caused by its negligence. A jury returned a verdict of $2,000 against the defendant, on which the court entered judgment and the defendant is here on a writ of error. It contends that the plaintiff failed to prove that its negligence caused the injury. Defendant offered no evidence and that introduced by the plaintiff was as follows:
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Weddle, Administratrix v. DraperSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Joffre v. Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Arnold v. WoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. WhitlowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Seven-Up Bottling Co. v. GretesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Logan v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Beuttenmuller v. Vess Bottling Company of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
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- Stiltner v. CrouseDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2004
- Colstar Petroleum Company v. Realty Partners, Inc., and Gary Digirolamo Chubb Group of Insurance Cos., Colstar Petroleum Company v. Realty Partners, Inc., and Gary Digirolamo Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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