COFFER v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC.

No. 7621SC158.

226 S.E.2d 534 (1976)

30 N.C. App. 134

Thomas Eugene COFFER v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson & Morrow, by John F. Morrow, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff appellant.

Smith, Moore, Smith, Schell & Hunter, by J. Donald Cowan, Jr., Greensboro, for defendant appellee.


BRITT, Judge.

Did the trial court err in granting defendant's motion for directed verdict and dismissing the action? We hold that it did not.

NEGLIGENCE

Manufacturers, processors, and packagers of food, and bottlers of drink intended for human consumption, are held to a high degree of responsibility to the ultimate consumer to see that the food and drink are not injurious to health, and may be held liable...

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