BROCKETT v. HARRELL BROS., INC.


143 S.E.2d 897 (1965)

206 Va. 457

Gertrude BROCKETT v. HARRELL BROS., INC., and Earl H. Aleck, Individually and trading as Earl's Supermarket No. 70.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Cameron Mann, Norfolk (Israel Steingold, Steingold, Steingold & Chovitz, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Spencer Gill, William H. Hodges, Norfolk (Rixey & Rixey, Kellam & Kellam, Norfolk, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, and GORDON, JJ.


EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

Gertrude Brockett filed a motion for judgment against Harrell Bros., Inc., and Earl H. Aleck, individually and trading as Earl's Supermarket No. 70, to recover damages suffered while eating a portion of a smoked ham which she had purchased from Earl's Supermarket and which had been processed and packed by Harrell Bros., Inc. She alleged that while eating a portion of the ham her tooth struck and was broken by a "buckshot" embedded in the...

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