GIVENS v. BATON ROUGE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

No. 6534.

182 So.2d 532 (1966)

Herman GIVENS, Sr., et ux. v. BATON ROUGE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, Ltd.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 24, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel B. Dickinson, Baton Rouge, for appellants.

Calvin E. Hardin, Jr., of Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Fritchie, Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Before R. S. ELLIS, LANDRY, REID, BAILES and F. S. ELLIS, JJ.


F. S. ELLIS, Judge pro tem.

In this suit, plaintiff seeks damages for illness allegedly resulting from consumption of part of a Coca-Cola containing a worm or caterpillar.

The evidence shows that, on the thirtieth day of January, 1964, plaintiff Herman Givens, Sr., purchased two Coca-Cola's at Ida's Place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He carried the cokes, still capped, to his home, and he and his wife, Margaret Givens, the other plaintiff herein, proceeded to...

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