Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Holbrook

The petition in this case alleged that Mrs. Holbrook was made very ill and was permanently injured by drinking about half the contents of a bottle of coca-cola which had been so negligently bottled by Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company that four tin bottle-coverings, or crowns, were left in the bottle and poisoned the contents thereof. The specific grounds of negligence alleged were: (a) that the defendant allowed tin seals, or crowns, to be sealed up in said bottle; (b) that the defendant failed to properly inspect said bottle before it was sealed up; (c) that the defendant failed to clean…