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HOLKESTAD v. COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF MINNESOTA, INC.

No. 41765.

180 N.W.2d 860 (1970)

Willard HOLKESTAD et al., Respondents, v. COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF MINNESOTA, INC., Appellant, Penny's Supermarket, Inc., Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faegre & Benson, Paul McGough, G. Alan Cunningham and Ludwig B. Gartner, Jr., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Robb, Van Eps & Gilmore and Douglas Dale Reid, Jr., Minneapolis, for respondents.

Consideration and decision based on briefs by entire court en banc.

OPINION

ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

This appeal arises out of plaintiffs' action for personal-injury damage resulting from an exploding 16-ounce bottle of carbonated beverage. The jury awarded $1,500 damages to plaintiff Eileen Holkestad, the injured party, and $500 to plaintiff Willard Holkestad, her husband, against defendant Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Minnesota, Inc. Defendant bottling company appeals from the judgment and the trial court's denial of its...

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