Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.

Decided May 7, 1959. John Spalding wrote the opinion for the court.

158 N.E.2d 342 · Cited 75 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Howard v. Lowell Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 322 Mass. 456
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Zentz v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 247 P.2d 344
• Roscigno v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co. · 294 Mass. 234
• Loch v. Confair · 372 Pa. 212
• Ruffin v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 311 Mass. 514
• Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine Railroad · 329 U.S. 452
• Honea, by Next Friend v. Coca Cola Bot. Co. · 183 S.W.2d 968
• Sargent v. Massachusetts Accident Co. · 307 Mass. 246
• Goldman & Freiman Bottling Co. v. Sindell · 117 A. 866
• Ortego v. Nehi Bottling Works · 6 So. 2d 677
• Honea v. City Dairy, Inc. · 22 Cal. 2d 614
• MacRes v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 287 N.W. 922
• Stewart v. Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 68 P.2d 952
• Rocha v. Alber · 302 Mass. 155
• Bradley v. Conway Springs Bottling Co. · 154 Kan. 282
• Mead v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 108 N.E.2d 757
• Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Fort Smith v. Hicks · 223 S.W.2d 762
• Pattinson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 52 N.W.2d 688
• Groves v. Florida Coco-Cola Bottling Co. · 40 So. 2d 128
• Lawton Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Shaughnessy · 202 Okla. 610
• DiRoberto v. Lagasse · 145 N.E.2d 834
• Joly v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 55 A.2d 181
• Seven-Up Bottling Co. v. Gretes · 182 Va. 138
• Styers v. Winston Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 80 S.E.2d 253

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• Zezuski v. Jenny Manufacturing Co. · 293 N.E.2d 875
• Giant Food, Inc. v. Washington Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 332 A.2d 1
• Coyne v. John S. Tilley Co. Inc. · 331 N.E.2d 541
• LeBlanc v. Ford Motor Co. · 191 N.E.2d 301
• Oresman v. G. D. Searle & Co. · 321 F. Supp. 449
• Norris v. Ross Stores, Inc. · 859 A.2d 266
• Omni Flying Club, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 315 N.E.2d 885
• Hadley v. Hillcrest Dairy, Inc. · 171 N.E.2d 293
• Franks v. National Dairy Products Corporation · 282 F. Supp. 528
• Skipper v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Wilmington · 192 A.2d 910
• Haas v. United States · 492 F. Supp. 755
• Corsetti v. Stone Co. · 483 N.E.2d 793
• Smith v. Ariens Co. · 377 N.E.2d 954
• The Clark-Aiken Co. v. Cromwell-Wright Co. Inc. · 323 N.E.2d 876
• Gelinas v. New England Power Co. · 268 N.E.2d 336
• Wilson v. Honeywell, Inc. · 569 N.E.2d 1011
• Carney v. Bereault · 204 N.E.2d 448
• Leikach v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Baltimore, Inc. · 276 A.2d 81
• Bernstein v. Highland Associates of Worcester, Inc. · 294 N.E.2d 576
• Kenney v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 246 N.E.2d 649
• Bristol Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Municipal Lighting Plant Commission of Taunton · 347 Mass. 668
• Jankelle v. Bishop Industries, Inc. · 238 N.E.2d 374

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