GORDON v. AZTEC BREWING CO.

Docket No. L.A. 20783.

33 Cal.2d 514 (1949)

203 P.2d 522

JACK GORDON, Respondent, v. AZTEC BREWING COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

February 28, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene S. Ives and Schell & Delamer for Appellant.

Mitchell & Gold, Samuel A. Rosenthal and Leonard G. Ratner for Respondent.


SHENK, J.

This is an action arising out of injuries suffered when a bottle of beer exploded.

The plaintiff operated a cafe in the city of Los Angeles. He was transferring a bottle of ABC beer, a product of the defendant, from its case to an icebox in his cafe when the bottle exploded in his hand, resulting in blindness in his right eye. The defendant was the bottler. From a judgment on a verdict in favor of the plaintiff the defendant appeals.

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