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SHEENAN v. COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF N.Y.

41 N.J. Super. 213 (1956)

124 A.2d 319

LILLIAN SHEENAN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC., A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 3, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph I. Bedell argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Messrs. Lyness & Bedell, attorneys; Mr. Sam Weiss on the brief).

Mr. Samuel A. Larner argued the cause for defendant-appellant (Mr. Wilbur A. Stevens, attorney).

Before Judges CLAPP, HALL and HEGARTY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by CLAPP, S.J.A.D.

Plaintiff, while drinking a bottle of Coca Cola, noticed a very bitter taste, discovered a foreign substance in the bottle and became ill. This action ensued. The jury found the defendant, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc., guilty of negligence, returning a verdict against it for $4,103.47. The appeal brings up questions as to causation, as to the admissibility of certain expert testimony and...

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