Posted on 02/03/2003 7:51:51 AM PST by Indy Pendance
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A couple is suing the franchisee of a McDonald's restaurant, claiming an improperly prepared bagel damaged the husband's teeth and their marriage.
John and Cecelia O'Hare sued Friday for unspecified damages more than $15,000. They alleged the McDonald's, owned by Johnstone Foods Inc., was negligent and violated an "implied warranty that the food sold was reasonably fit for human consumption."
They contend in the suit that John O'Hare broke teeth and bridgework on Feb. 1, 2002 when he bit into the bagel. The suit did not say what exactly was wrong with the bagel.
The suit alleges the wife "lost the care, comfort, consortium and society of her husband." The couple's attorney, Tim Warner, did not return telephone messages left at his office.
Tracey Johnstone, owner of Johnstone Foods, said she never before had a bagel complaint and had no idea how it could have been prepared in a way that would damage teeth.
"It's a bagel," she said.
Amen
SW & NM...they let them out of the sanitarium...again!
Which McDonald's are they talking about?
Usually it's people from Canada ("Snowbirds") who come down here to complain and find fault with everything they can, so my first assumption is that the so-called victims are from Canada or the northern tier of U.S. states that have learned to act like Canadians.
You never want to be behind them in the check-out line at a supermarket or you'll quickly learn how these people act when on vacation with a lot of time on their hands.
They do nothing but complain and nit-pick about every little thing. Then they get on our highways and drive 8 mph in a 45 mph zone. They especially love to do this when it's on a narrow highway so that you can't pass them.
The free enterprise solution to their problem is to use your wallet and take your business elsewhere. It is not necessary to sue everyone that displeases you.
I refuse to patronize the local McDonalds for a different reason. They are the slowest McD's in the world...but then that fits in with the Canadians as they have an affinity for slow.
Basically your article says that any company that makes a product that goes to a certain temperature is guilty of making a defective product. What about soldering irons? Those go alot higher than 180 degrees. What if someone slips and burns themself with that? Are you prepared to outlaw all products that go over 180 degrees?
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