Torts - Spring 2016 full version

Resource 20 . 1 . 4

11 minutes

Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Company of Fresno

Samantha Bates,

Jonathan Zittrain

Should manufacturers face potential towards any individual injured by defective products, even if there is no direct transaction between the injured individual and the manufacturer? Plaintiff—a waitress in a restaurant—was injured when a glass bottle of Coca Cola exploded in her hand while she was stocking a refrigerator.

Supreme Court of California

24 Cal. 2d 453

S. F. No. 16951

1944-07-05

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