Hutchison v. Moerschel Products Co.

Louise Hutchison, plaintiff, in a suit against Moerschel Products Company, defendant, sought and obtained a judgment against defendant for damages as a result of drinking a bottle of Coca Cola containing a dead mouse. Defendant appeals.

Plaintiff, a young married woman who lived with her husband in Jefferson City, testified to the following: That on March 21, 1939, plaintiff purchased from Jobe's store six bottles of Coca Cola contained in a carton, and, about noon, proceeded to drink a bottle while she read; that she poured the contents of the bottle, from time to time as she read and drank,…