Broadway v. . Grimes

Adams, J\

It is not controverted tbat tbe defendants bottled tbe beverage and sealed it in “a regulation coca-cola bottle with a regulation cap,” or tbat they sold it to a distributor, or tbat tbe plaintiff purchased it in due course of trade and ultimately became tbe consumer. Tbe regulation bottle is opaque or colored to such extent tbat a noxious substance in it would not as a rule be readily observable. Tbe verdict establishes tbe negligence of tbe defendants and tbe consequent injury suffered by tbe plaintiff. Tbe first question is whether tbe defendants as manufacturers of tbe drink were…