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FERRELL v. ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO. OF CHARLESTON

No. 11019.

109 S.E.2d 489 (1959)

Jean C. FERRELL v. ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING COMPANY OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 2, 1959.

Dissenting Opinion July 15, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palmer & Elkins, J. Campbell Palmer, III, Charleston, for plaintiff in error.

Kay, Casto & Chaney, John S. Haight, Charleston, for defendants in error.

GIVEN, President.

Plaintiff, Jean C. Ferrell, instituted her action of trespass on the case in the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County, against The Royal Crown Bottling Company of Charleston, West Virginia, for damages alleged to have resulted from an injury occasioned by an exploding bottle containing a carbonated beverage, manufactured and bottled by defendant. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The Circuit...

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