LE BLANC v. LOUISIANA COCA BOTTLING CO.

No. 40664.

60 So.2d 873 (1952)

221 La. 919

LE BLANC v. LOUISIANA COCA COLA BOTTLING CO., Ltd.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank T. Doyle, Robert G. Hughes, New Orleans, for petitioner.

Leo L. Dubourg, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Polk & Culpepper, Alexandria, amici curiae.


McCALEB, Justice.

Plaintiff, alleging that she became ill as a consequence of consuming part of the contents of a bottle of Coca-Cola which contained a decomposed housefly, brought this suit for damages against Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the manufacturer and distributor of the beverage.

Defendant denied generally the charges of the petition. However, it admitted that it bottles and dispenses the soft drink...

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