HYATT v. PEPSI-COLA ALBANY BOTTLING CO., INC.


32 A.D.2d 574 (1969)

Margaret Hyatt, Respondent v. Pepsi-Cola Albany Bottling Co., Inc., et al., Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

April 21, 1969


Per Curiam.

This action was brought by respondent to recover for personal injuries which she sustained when she "observed a whole dead mouse" in a bottle of Pepsi-Cola which she was drinking. The sole issues raised on this appeal relate to excessiveness of the verdict and the imposition of interest from the date of the incident. The verdict of $20,000 for the personal injuries for respondent was liberal but not so large as to be shocking and thus legally excessive...

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