What was the result in the case of Webster v. Blue Ship Tea Room, Inc., the case in which the plaintiff sued after getting a bone caught in her throat while eating fish chowder?
A) That the plaintiff could recover based upon the implied warranty of merchantability.
B) That the plaintiff could recover based upon the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.
C) That the plaintiff could recover based on an express warranty.
D) That the plaintiff could recover based on either breach of an express warranty or breach of the implied warranty of merchantability.
E) That the plaintiff could not recover because the bone was not a foreign substance to the fish and should have been expected.

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The court ruled that the plaintiff could not recover because the bone was not a foreign substance to the fish chowder and should have been expected by the consumer. This case is often cited in discussions of the implied warranty of merchantability and what constitutes a "foreign" substance in food.

What Was the Result in the Case of Webster V