Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Parker

This is an appeal from a verdict and judgment in the Circuit Court of Bullock County for the plaintiffs, Eddie Mae Parker and Charles Allen, in the amount of $10,000 per plaintiff. The suit arose out of a claim for compensatory damages for injuries suffered by Parker and Allen as a result of the ingestation of particles of glass from a Coca-Cola bottled in Montgomery, Alabama, by the defendant company (Coca-Cola). Plaintiff-appellee's theory of recovery against Coca-Cola was predicated upon the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine and breach of warranty. Coca-Cola's motion for…