Judge hears case of prison chicken

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Judge hears case of prison chicken

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Jan 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM EST

Story Updated: Jan 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM EST

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Three men suing over frozen chicken they
ate while in prison are getting their day in court.

Christopher Butts, of Dayville, Conn., says he bit into a piece
of Banquet Crispy Chicken that contained pus and entrails after
buying it in a prison store in 2005. He says he spit it out and got
sick, lost weight and can no longer eat chicken.

Two other men - a former and current inmate at the same prison -
are seeking emotional damages, but acknowledged during the trial
Thursday in U.S. District Court in Burlington that they didn't get
sick from the chicken.

A lawyer for defendant ConAgra Foods asked a judge to throw out
the suit.

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