Old Gate Estates Ltd v Toplis and Harding and Russell: 1939

The case of Donoghue -v- Stevenson was restricted in its application to cases of negligence causing damage to life, limb or health.

Wrottesley J
[1939] 3 All ER 209, [1939] 161 LT 227
England and Wales
Citing:
CitedDonoghue (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 . .

Cited by:
Too narrowHedley Byrne and Co Ltd v Heller and Partners Ltd HL 28-May-1963
Banker’s Liability for Negligent Reference
The appellants were advertising agents. They were liable themselves for advertising space taken for a client, and had sought a financial reference from the defendant bankers to the client. The reference was negligent, but the bankers denied any . .

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Negligence

Updated: 27 December 2021; Ref: scu.216363