Legal Opinion

Groves v. Florida Coco-Cola Bottling Co.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 8, 1949PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Action by Mary Groves against the Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Company, a corporation, for personal injuries sustained when a bottle exploded in course of plaintiff's employment as a waitress selling beverages bottled by defendant. From the judgment, plaintiff appeals.

Judgment reversed, and cause remanded. The appellant, a waitress in a cold drink and sandwich shop which sold coca-colas bottled by the appellee, sustained injuries to her hand when a bottle of coca-cola she was carrying exploded while being transferred from its case in the rear room of the shop to a beverage cooler in the front…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Payne v. Rome Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  3. Stolle v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1925
  4. Ortego v. Nehi Bottling WorksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  5. Lanza v. De Ridder Coca Cola Bottling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Zentz v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Cassisi v. Maytag Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  4. Marrero v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Ferrell v. Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1959

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