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HAMILTON v. PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO. OF WASHINGTON

No. 1964.

132 A.2d 500 (1957)

Sallie E. HAMILTON and Azra Hamilton, Appellants, v. PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, D. C., a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 5, 1957.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel G. Silverman, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Frank J. Martell, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard W. Galiher and William E. Stewart, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant Sallie E. Hamilton, plaintiff below, filed suit against appellee to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of drinking a portion of a bottle of Pepsi Cola which contained a rolled up paper match cover and three or four matches. Her husband joined in the action for out-of-pocket expenses and loss of consortium. Appellee denied any negligence on its part and pleaded contributory negligence on the part of Mrs. Hamilton...

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