A duty of care from a consignor to a carrier’s servant that the goods to be transported can be safely carried, is owed independently of any contract.
Citations:
(1862) 11 CB (NS) 553
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Donoghue (or M’Alister) v Stevenson HL 26-May-1932
Decomposed Snail in Ginger Beer Bottle – Liability
The appellant drank from a bottle of ginger beer manufactured by the defendant. She suffered injury when she found a half decomposed snail in the liquid. The glass was opaque and the snail could not be seen. The drink had been bought for her by a . .
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Transport, Negligence
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.197990