McSorley v. Katz

Citations

• 53 Pa. Super. 243
• 1913 Pa. Super. LEXIS 160

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Can of molasses — Opening can — Warranty.</p> <p>A grocer who sells to a customer, as an article of merchandise, a can of molasses, without any knowledge or reason to suspect that it was any other than indicated by the manufacturer’s label on the can, and states to the customer that the molasses was perfectly safe and all right, is not liable for an injury to the face of the customer sustained while prying open the can, and alleged to have been caused by something like a shot being thrown out from the can, if there is no evidence that the molasses was fermented, or that it was not perfectly safe and all right.</p>