HAMILTON v. PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

No. 14079.

252 F.2d 637 (1958)

Sallie E. HAMILTON, Appellant, v. PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, D. C., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1958.

Petition for Rehearing Denied March 7, 1958.

Writ of Certiorari Denied May 19, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel G. Silverman, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

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

Mr. Earl H. Davis, Washington, D. C., filed a brief on behalf of the Association of Claimants' Attorneys of Washington, D. C., as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Rehearing In Banc Denied March 7, 1958.

Writ of Certiorari Denied May 19, 1958. See 78 S.Ct. 1000.

PER CURIAM.

A Municipal Court jury found against appellant in her suit for personal injuries allegedly sustained from drinking appellee's product. The Municipal Court of Appeals affirmed and we allowed a petition to bring the case here so that we could fully consider new and important questions which the parties urged relating to liability...

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