Van Duzer v. Shoshone Coca Cola Bottling Co.

OPINION

Appellant Shelley Van Duzer worked as a cashier at Raley’s Supermarket in Reno. On July 25, 1985, a customer brought a shopping cart containing bottles of Canada Dry Salt-Free Seltzer to Van Duzer’s checkstand. As Van Duzer began removing potato chips from the top of the cart, a bottle of seltzer exploded severely injuring her in the eye. As a result, Van Duzer required surgery and, ultimately, a cornea transplant. She brought suit on a strict liability theory against Owens-Illinois, Inc., which manufactured the bottle, and Shoshone Coca Cola Bottling Co., which bottled the product and…