Stodder v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc.

This is an action of negligence brought by Beulah M, Stodder v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,444.46. The case comes to the Law Court on defendant’s exceptions, and motion for new trial.

The plaintiff, Beulah M. Stodder, on July 24,1944, operated a small restaurant in Bath, Maine, where she sold sandwiches, ice cream, and soft drinks. On that day the plaintiff purchased from the defendant two cases of Coca-Cola and these were delivered to her by an employee of the defendant. The day was warm, and the bottles had been carried by truck…