Freeman v. Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

McCALEB, Judge.

Ernest Freeman, a colored man, claims that, as he drank from a bottle.of Coca-Cola, he swallowed particles of glass which were in the bottle at the time he purchased it. He alleges that, on August 4, 1936, he purchased the bottle from a local dispenser of the beverage; that it had been manufactured by the defendant; and that, after he had consumed about two thirds of the contents, he felt a sticking and cutting pain in his throat. He further avers that he immediately removed the bottle from his mouth, examined it, and noticed that there were several pieces of broken glass in…