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Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
- In 1928 a friend bought May Donoghue a bottle of
giniger beer, could not see the contents within the
bottle. Drank majority but when poured in the glass
discovered a decomposed snail.
- Donoghue suffered from illness & shock
from the drink, sued the company Stevenson
- Originally there had to be a diret buy from the
manufacturer, before the buyer could sue the seller
- There was no relationship within this case as
Donoghue's friend had purchased the bottle
not directly from Stevenson but from a cafe.
- Case went to an appeal to the House of Lords, delivered a decision
favour Donoghue 3-2. The Judgment was delivered by Lord Atkin where
the judgment was accepted as the ratio decidendi of the case and
therefore consttitute the binding precedent
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