Courthouse News Service: (CN) - A policeman whose Burger King hamburger contained a glob of spit can try to prove that he suffered "emotional distress," the Washington Supreme Court ruled.
Edward Bylsma, a Clark County deputy sheriff, drove his marked police car through a Burger King drive-through and had an uneasy feeling after he received his burger.
He stopped in a parking lot to remove the top bun and found that someone had spat on his meat patty. DNA testing later confirmed that the saliva matched that of one of the Burger King employees.
Bylsma sued Burger King in federal court for negligence, product liability and vicarious liability. He claimed that the incident caused him sleeplessness, vomiting and food aversion.
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