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Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932].
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Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932] AC 562; All ER Rep 1; 101 LJPC 119; 147 LT 281; 48 TLR 494; 1932 SLT 317; 1932 SC(HL) 31 (HL). Mrs Donoghue was taken to a café by a friend who purchased on her behalf a bottle of ginger beer. The drink was supplied in a sealed opaque bottle. The café proprietor unsealed the bottle and poured half of the contents into a glass containing ice cream. When the glass was empty, Mrs Donoghue's friend poured the remaining ginger beer into her glass. At that point in time a decomposed snail emerged from the opaque bottle. Mrs Donoghue alleged that as a result of consuming the defective ginger beer she contracted an illness and suffered shock. She claimed against the manufacturer, Stevenson, in negligence, arguing that such a manufacturer owed her as consumer a duty of care so as to prevent the presence of any...
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