ROBERTSON v. GULF SOUTH BEVERAGE, INC.

No. 82-C-0640.

421 So.2d 877 (1982)

William ROBERTSON and Vicki C. Robertson v. GULF SOUTH BEVERAGE, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Supplemental Opinion October 29, 1982.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Bert Garraway, Bart Eaton, R. Bruce Macmurdo, Percy, Macmurdo & Eaton, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Charles A. O'Brien, III, Franklin, Moore & Walsh, Baton Rouge, for respondents.


BLANCHE, Justice.

This suit arose out of an incident which occurred on April 22, 1978 when a 32 ounce returnable Pepsi-Cola bottle allegedly exploded and caused a serious injury to the wrist and hand of the plaintiff, Vicki C. Robertson. The bottle in question was purchased the day before the incident by plaintiff William Robertson and placed on the floor of the plaintiffs' pantry where it remained until the injury-causing incident the next day. At trial, Vicki testified...

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