Barefield v. La Salle Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

The defendant beverage producer won jury verdicts of no cause in these consolidated suits by husband and wife for its alleged breach of an implied warranty that its product was fit for human consumption. Plaintiff wife claims to have been injured by particles of glass she ingested while consuming the contents of a bottle of defendant’s product. Her husband’s suit sought recovery of medical expenses and damages for loss of her services. For convenience, we shall speak only in terms of the wife’s action, for her husband’s right to recover depends entirely upon her right to recover.

Plaintiff…