Donoghue V Stevenson

Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562

Also known as the "snail in the bottle" case, a case so famous that every law student must have read it, this case has set the foundation of the negligence modern concept and refers to Lord Atkin’s famous “neighbour principle” that sets out general principles of the duty of care.

Mrs. Donoghue and her friend went to a shop where they bought and consumed ginger beer, later on Mrs. Donoghue found a decomposing snail in her drink . She felt ill and sufferd from a severe Gastroenteritis.

Mrs. Donoghue brought an action against David Stevenson, in which she claimed £500 as damages for injuries caused by drinking the ginger beer that had been manufactured by the defender.

The judges found that there was a duty of care owed to

the appellant as the respondent should have foreseen that

his actions would impact the consumer of his products, and should have enforced a system to prevent snails from ending up in the bottles

bottles.

R v Ahluwalia (1993) 96 Cr App R 133

In a result of the abusive and violent behavior of her husband and the fact that he is having affaire the appellant poured Petrol and Caustic Soda on him while he was sleeping, He died six days later of his injuries. Also on the night of the killing he threatened to hit her with an iron and beat her if she doesn’t give him money. The jury convicted her of murder. She raised an appeal on the grounds of provocation and another one on the grounds of diminished responsipility, The first one was unsuccessful while the second one was accepted.

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