Okay, so the title may be slight hyperbole, but it is still justifiable. In 1928, Ms Donoghue ordered a ginger beer in an opaque bottle. After finishing most of her refreshing beverage, she tipped the last drops into her glass. A badly decomposed snail came out with it. She became violently ill days later (as you would expect!) and was diagnosed with Gastroenteritis and shock. Fast-forward through almost four years of litigation to 1932 and the House of Lords delivered a judgement which would form the basis of modern civil litigation. The Lords stated that;
“You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour.”
The tort of negligence was born and a litigious Pandora’s Box was opened.
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