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What was the outcome of the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
What was the outcome of the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
What concept did the Donoghue v Stevenson case create?
What concept did the Donoghue v Stevenson case create?
Why was Mrs. Donoghue required to claim damages for negligence instead of on the basis of a contract of sale?
Why was Mrs. Donoghue required to claim damages for negligence instead of on the basis of a contract of sale?
What did Ansell v Waterhouse establish in 1817?
What did Ansell v Waterhouse establish in 1817?
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What legal concept was created by the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
What legal concept was created by the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
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What is another name for the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
What is another name for the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
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In what location did the incident leading to the Donoghue v Stevenson case occur?
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Why did Donoghue have to claim damages for negligence instead of through a contractual relationship?
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What was the key precedent case for Donoghue in the Court of Session?
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Who was successful in claiming compensation in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case?
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What was the majority ruling in the Court of Session regarding the claimants' argument about negligence?
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Who dissented from the majority ruling in the Court of Session?
Who dissented from the majority ruling in the Court of Session?
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What did Donoghue's counsel argue regarding manufacturers' duty of care to ultimate consumers?
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Who commented that the problem discussed in the Court of Session was important due to its bearing on public health?
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When is a manufacturer under a duty to make a dangerous product carefully?
When is a manufacturer under a duty to make a dangerous product carefully?
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According to Lord Atkin's concept, what does the law enforce in relation to breaching a contract?
According to Lord Atkin's concept, what does the law enforce in relation to breaching a contract?
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What does Lord Atkin doubt about the whole law of tort?
What does Lord Atkin doubt about the whole law of tort?
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According to Lord Justice MacKinnon, what was proven about Donoghue and the snail?
According to Lord Justice MacKinnon, what was proven about Donoghue and the snail?
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What legal myth did Chapman suggest was established about Donoghue's case?
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Why is it generally held that what happened in the Wellmeadow Café is not proven?
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What did Lord Atkin endorse concerns about?
What did Lord Atkin endorse concerns about?
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What did Lord Atkin's broader test of liability potentially allow according to the text?
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What did Robert Heuston suggest the case supports?
What did Robert Heuston suggest the case supports?
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What did Lord Normand suggest about Lord Atkin's neighbour principle?
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What was Donoghue required to prove in the hearing scheduled for January 1933?
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What happened to Stevenson before the scheduled hearing in January 1933?
What happened to Stevenson before the scheduled hearing in January 1933?
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How was the claim between Donoghue and Stevenson settled?
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Where did Donoghue move to after her son married in 1937?
Where did Donoghue move to after her son married in 1937?
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How did Donoghue revert to using her maiden name?
How did Donoghue revert to using her maiden name?
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What happened to Stevenson's business after his death?
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What happened to The Wellmeadow Café where the snail had been found?
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What is the neighbour principle mentioned in the text?
What is the neighbour principle mentioned in the text?
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Who first mentioned the neighbour principle in relation to law?
Who first mentioned the neighbour principle in relation to law?
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What was the lawyer's response in the discussion of the Parable of the Good Samaritan?
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According to Lord Esher's obiter suggestion, when does a duty arise to use ordinary care and skill to avoid danger?
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What was influential in the formation of the neighbour principle?
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In which case was it held that manufacturers could owe their ultimate consumers a duty of care in limited circumstances?
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What did Lord Esher attempt to reintroduce in further obiter remarks in Le Lievre v. Gould?
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What did Francis Buller mention in relation to Injuries arising from Negligence or Folly?
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How did Thomas successfully claim in negligence according to Thomas v. Winchester and MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.?
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What is Lord Esher's obiter suggestion regarding a duty to use ordinary care and skill according to Heaven v. Pender?
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What did Thomas do according to Thomas v. Winchester?
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Who successfully claimed negligence after his wife became seriously ill due to mislabeling?
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What did Lord Thankerton argue about the manufacturer's relationship with the consumer?
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According to Lord Macmillan, under what circumstances does the law take cognizance of carelessness?
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What did Lord Buckmaster focus on in his argument?
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How did Lord Buckmaster interpret Baron Alderson's judgment in Winterbottom v Wright?
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According to Lord Tomlin, what did he concur with Lord Buckmaster about?
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What did Lord Thankerton hold regarding the duty of care applied to Donoghue?
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According to Lord Macmillan, under what standard would the duty and breach be examined?
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What was Lord Buckmaster's view on responsibility for the condition of goods distributed throughout Scotland?
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What did Lord Tomlin reject in his argument?
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How did Lord Thankerton view the meticulous care of manufacturers in excluding interference or inspection by sellers?
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What did Lord Macmillan consider as never closed?
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What were Lord Buckmaster's views on changing common law principles?
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According to Lord Atkin, what does the law enforce in relation to breaching a contract?
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In which address did Lord Atkin use the concept of legal neighbours?
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What reason does Lord Justice MacKinnon give for suggesting that Donoghue did not find a snail in the bottle?
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According to Lord Atkin, what is a person commended by the law of morality for?
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What did Lord Justice MacKinnon joke was as much a legal fiction as the Casual Ejector?
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According to Lord Atkin, when is a manufacturer under a duty to make a dangerous product carefully?
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What sentiment is the liability for negligence based upon?
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In what way do rules of law arise in response to acts or omissions?
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What is the law's interpretation of 'you must love your neighbor'?
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According to Lord Atkin, who is considered as 'my neighbour' in law?
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What did Lord Atkin suggest there should be a duty of care for?
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According to Lord Thankerton, did Donoghue have a contract with Stevenson?
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In the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case, what was the majority ruling regarding negligence?
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According to Lord Hunter, what gave rise to a specific duty of care in the Mullen case?
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What exception did Donoghue's counsel argue applied to her case in relation to product liability?
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What did Lord Atkin emphasize about negligent behavior in English law?
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What was the outcome of the claim against Minghella in the Court of Session?
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In what circumstances did product manufacturers owe a duty of care to ultimate consumers?
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What did Lord Atkin comment about the problem presented in Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd?
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What did Lord Atkin agree with based on his own research?
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What circumstance applied to Donoghue's case according to her counsel?
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What did Lord Hunter dissent about in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case?
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What did Lord Thankerton and Lord Macmillan concur with in their decision?
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What did Lord Thankerton argue regarding the duty of care between the manufacturer and the consumer?
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According to Lord Macmillan, when does the law take cognizance of carelessness?
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What did Lord Buckmaster focus on in his argument?
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According to Lord Buckmaster, what was Baron Alderson's judgment in Winterbottom v Wright about?
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What did Lord Tomlin concur with?
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According to Lord Macmillan, who demonstrated carelessness in the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
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What did Lord Macmillan emphasize about the categories of negligence?
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What did Lord Buckmaster dismiss?
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What did Lord Macmillan hold regarding Stevenson's duty of care?
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What was Lord Thankerton's view on the manufacturer's responsibility for safety?
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What was Lord Buckmaster's opinion regarding making manufacturers responsible for public claims?
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What did Lord Thankerton comment regarding the relationship between a manufacturer and a consumer?
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What did the judge hold about the duty of care owed by a manufacturer to its consumers?
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What was the reason for the settlement of the claim out of court in December 1934?
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What was listed as a third-party defender in the case one year after Stevenson's death?
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What is suggested by Robert Heuston regarding the case?
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What was the legal basis for the claim after it was settled?
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What did Lord Normand suggest about Lord Atkin's neighbour principle?
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Why was there concern about Lord Atkin's broader test of liability?
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What happened to Donoghue's husband, according to the text?
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What happened to Donoghue after her son moved out?
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What happened to Stevenson’s business after his death?
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What happened to The Wellmeadow Café where the snail had been found?
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What did Julius Stone jokingly suggest as the reason for the decision (ratio decidendi) in the case?
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What did Donoghue have to prove in the factual elements of her case?
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What sentiment is the liability for negligence based upon?
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In law, what does the rule to love your neighbor translate to?
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According to Lord Atkin, who can be considered as 'my neighbour' in law?
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What did Lord Atkin propose regarding the duty of care for manufacturers of common household products?
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Who ruled that Donoghue had no contract with Stevenson, nor that her case was covered by one of the scenarios in which a duty of care had previously been found?
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What was Lord Atkin's view on the duty of care owed by manufacturers of products?
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How did Lord Atkin feel about cases that did not support his approach to duty of care?
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What did Lord Thankerton rule regarding Donoghue's case?
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'If this were the result of the authorities, I should consider the result a grave defect in the law...' Who expressed this opinion?
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What principle, related to taking reasonable care not to injure others, was a response to a question a lawyer posed to Jesus?
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Who is credited with mentioning the neighbour principle in relation to law for the first time?
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In which case did Jesus respond with the Parable of the Good Samaritan when asked about who is a person's neighbor?
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Who made an obiter suggestion related to the neighbour principle in Heaven v. Pender?
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Which case was influential in establishing the neighbour principle?
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Who was sued in negligence in the case MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.?
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Who successfully claimed in negligence after administering mislabelled treatment in the case Thomas v. Winchester?
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In which case did Lord Esher make unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce the neighbour principle?
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Who is credited with attempting to reintroduce the neighbour principle in Le Lievre v. Gould?
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What did Lord Esher attempt to establish in Le Lievre v. Gould?
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Which case relied on the principle established in Thomas v. Winchester?
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What did Mrs. Thomas claim compensation for in Thomas v. Winchester?
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In the case of Donoghue v Stevenson, what did the House of Lords hold regarding the manufacturer's duty of care to consumers?
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Why was Donoghue required to claim damages for negligence instead of through a contractual relationship?
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What was the legal basis for claims resulting from injuries caused by defective products before the case of Donoghue v Stevenson?
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What did Ansell v Waterhouse establish in 1817 in relation to legal liability?
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What did Lord Atkin emphasize in his address to the University of Birmingham's Holdsworth Club?
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What did Lord Justice MacKinnon suggest had been proven regarding the snail in the bottle?
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What did Lord Justice Jenkins do in 1954 regarding the alleged presence of a snail in the bottle?
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What did Lord Justice MacKinnon detest regarding the alleged snail in the bottle?
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What did Lord Atkin doubt regarding the law of tort?
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What did Lord Atkin comment on about manufacturers' duty of care?
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What did Lord Atkin believe about the duty of care owed by a manufacturer to its consumers?
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What did Lord Normand suggest about Lord Atkin's neighbour principle?
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What does Robert Heuston suggest about the case?
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What was influential in the formation of the neighbour principle?
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What did Lord Buckmaster dismiss?
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What did Lord Thankerton hold regarding the duty of care applied to Donoghue?
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What happened to The Wellmeadow Café where the snail had been found?
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What happened to Stevenson's business after his death?
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'If this were the result of the authorities, I should consider the result a grave defect in the law...' Who expressed this opinion?
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'What sentiment is the liability for negligence based upon?'
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What is another name for the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
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How did Donoghue revert to using her maiden name?
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What did Lord Thankerton believe about the duty of care applied to the manufacturer in the Donoghue case?
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According to Lord Macmillan, under what standard would the duty and breach be examined?
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What did Lord Buckmaster focus on in his argument?
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What concept did the Donoghue v Stevenson case create?
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What did Lord Tomlin concur with?
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What did Lord Buckmaster dismiss in his judgment?
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What was Lord Macmillan's view of the categories of negligence?
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What did Lord Buckmaster support in his judgment?
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"It is impossible "to catalogue finally, amid the ever-varying types of human relationships, those relationships in which a duty to exercise care arises apart from contract." Who mentioned this in relation to the duty of care?
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What sentiment is the liability for negligence based upon?
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What does Lord Atkin propose regarding the duty of care for manufacturers of common household products?
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In law, what does the rule to love your neighbor translate to?
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What did Lord Atkin emphasize about the categories of negligence?
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What did Lord Thankerton hold regarding the duty of care applied to Donoghue?
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What did Robert Heuston suggest the case supports?
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What did Lord Macmillan consider as never closed?
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What did Lord Buckmaster focus on in his argument?
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What did Lord Justice Jenkins do in 1954 regarding the alleged presence of a snail in the bottle?
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In which case did Jesus respond with the Parable of the Good Samaritan when asked about who is a person's neighbor?
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What did Julius Stone jokingly suggest as the reason for the decision (ratio decidendi) in the case?
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What did Lord Normand suggest about Lord Atkin's neighbour principle?
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What was the outcome of the claim by Orbine and the Mullens in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case regarding the presence of dead mice in ginger beer bottles?
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What did the majority ruling at the Court of Session hold regarding the claimants' argument about negligence in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case?
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What did Lord Hunter dissent about in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case?
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According to Lord Atkin, when does a duty of care arise for negligence to be found?
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In which case did Lord Atkin comment that he did "not think a more important problem has occupied your Lordships in your judicial capacity"?
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What did Lord Atkin emphasize based on his own research?
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What did Lord Atkin agree with counsel on, based on his own research?
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"At present I content myself with pointing out that in English law there must be, and is, some general conception of relations giving rise to a duty of care." - Who made this statement?
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What was Lord Esher's obiter suggestion in relation to the duty to use ordinary care and skill to avoid danger?
What was Lord Esher's obiter suggestion in relation to the duty to use ordinary care and skill to avoid danger?
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In Heaven v Pender, what did Lord Esher's attempt to reintroduce the principle relate to?
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What was the influential principle relied on in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.?
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Why did Thomas successfully claim in negligence against Winchester?
Why did Thomas successfully claim in negligence against Winchester?
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In relation to Lord Atkin's neighbour principle, what situation justifies a finding of a duty of care according to Thomas v. Winchester?
In relation to Lord Atkin's neighbour principle, what situation justifies a finding of a duty of care according to Thomas v. Winchester?
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What did Francis Buller's concept of the neighbour principle emphasize?
What did Francis Buller's concept of the neighbour principle emphasize?
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What was Lord Atkin's view on the duty of care owed by manufacturers of products?
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'If the nature of a thing is such that it is reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril when negligently made...,' what principle does this statement relate to?
'If the nature of a thing is such that it is reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril when negligently made...,' what principle does this statement relate to?
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What was Lord Atkin commending people about, according to his concept?
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In MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., what did the court hold regarding manufacturers' duty of care?
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What did Lord Esher suggest leads to the duty arising to use ordinary care and skill?
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What did Julius Stone jokingly suggest about the decision (ratio decidendi) in the case?
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What legal concept was created by the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
What legal concept was created by the Donoghue v Stevenson case?
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Why was Mrs. Donoghue required to claim damages for negligence instead of on the basis of a contract of sale?
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What was the key legal precedent for Mrs. Donoghue in the Court of Session?
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Why did injuries resulting from defective products in the past generally involve claims based on a contract of sale?
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What public sentiment is the liability for negligence based upon?
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What rule in law arises to limit the range of complainants and the extent of their remedy?
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Who can be considered as 'my neighbour' in law?
Who can be considered as 'my neighbour' in law?
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What was Lord Atkin's view on the duty of care owed by manufacturers of products?
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What did Lord Thankerton rule regarding Donoghue's case?
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According to Lord Atkin's broader test of liability, what potentially allows a legal remedy?
According to Lord Atkin's broader test of liability, what potentially allows a legal remedy?
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What did Lord Thankerton comment regarding the relationship between a manufacturer and a consumer?
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What was influential in the formation of the neighbour principle?
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According to Lord Atkin, when does a duty of care arise for negligence to be found?
According to Lord Atkin, when does a duty of care arise for negligence to be found?
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What did Lord Justice MacKinnon jokingly suggest about the alleged snail in the bottle in Donoghue v Stevenson?
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What did Lord Atkin propose regarding the duty of care for manufacturers of common household products?
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In which address did Lord Atkin use the concept of legal neighbors and emphasized the law's enforcement of morality?
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What did Lord Justice Jenkins do in 1954 regarding the alleged presence of a snail in the bottle?
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What did Lord Atkin emphasize based on his own research?
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According to Lord Thankerton, what relationship did the manufacturer establish with the consumer?
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According to Lord Macmillan, what does the law concern itself with?
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What did Lord Buckmaster emphasize about the recognized exceptions to the finding of a duty of care?
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What did Lord Tomlin concur with Lord Buckmaster about?
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What did Lord Macmillan emphasize about the standard for examining duty and breach?
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What did Lord Buckmaster dismiss in relation to Donoghue's claim?
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What did Lord Macmillan hold regarding Donoghue's injury?
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'The categories of negligence are never closed.' Who mentioned this in relation to examining duty and breach?
'The categories of negligence are never closed.' Who mentioned this in relation to examining duty and breach?
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What was considered by Lord Macmillan when examining duty and breach?
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What principle did Lord Buckmaster emphasize regarding the right to recover?
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What did Lord Tomlin concur with Lord Buckmaster about in relation to common law principles?
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What did Lord Atkin's neighbour principle require people to do?
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What was Lord Esher's obiter suggestion in the case of Heaven v Pender?
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In which case did a man successfully claim negligence after administering mislabelled treatment to his wife?
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What was influential in establishing the neighbour principle and the duty of care owed by manufacturers to consumers?
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What was Lord Esher's attempt that was rejected by the two other judges in the Court of Appeal?
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What did Lord Hunter state gave rise to a specific duty of care in the Mullen case?
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Who was sued in negligence in the case MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.?
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What did Francis Buller's mention of the neighbour principle focus on?
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Which case rejected Lord Esher's attempt to reintroduce the principle of duty of care?
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What did Robert Heuston suggest the case supports?
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According to Lord Atkin, what did it require for a person to inherit eternal life?
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What did MacPherson v.Buick Motor Co. hold regarding manufacturers and their ultimate consumers?
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What did Lord Macmillan believe about the duty of care owed by a manufacturer to its consumers?
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What did Robert Heuston suggest the case supports?
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What was Lord Atkin's view on the duty of care owed by manufacturers of products?
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What did Lord Thankerton believe about the duty of care applied to the manufacturer in the Donoghue case?
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Why was Mrs. Donoghue required to claim damages for negligence instead of on the basis of a contract of sale?
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What was influential in the formation of the neighbour principle?
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According to Lord Macmillan, when does the law take cognizance of carelessness?
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'Although she is listed on her death certificate as May McAllister, she was by then commonly known as Mabel Hannah...' What does this statement imply?
'Although she is listed on her death certificate as May McAllister, she was by then commonly known as Mabel Hannah...' What does this statement imply?
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What was the key precedent case for Donoghue in the Court of Session?
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What was the majority's ruling at the Court of Session regarding negligence in product liability cases?
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What did Lord Hunter dissent about in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case?
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According to Lord Atkin, when does a duty of care arise in English law?
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What did Lord Moncrieff preside over on 21 May 1929?
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What did Lord Atkin emphasize about negligent behavior in English law?
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What was the Court of Session's ruling on the claimants' argument regarding negligence in the Mullen v AG Barr & Co Ltd case?
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What circumstance did Lord Hunter believe gave rise to a specific duty of care allowing consumers to claim for damages in product liability cases?
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According to Lord Atkin, under what circumstances must there be a general conception of relations giving rise to a duty of care?
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In which case was Minghella added as a defender, but the claim against him was later abandoned?
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Who comprised the majority at the Court of Session in Donoghue v Stevenson?
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What was Lord Atkin's view on when a duty of care arises in English law?
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What did John and Francis Mullen claim to have found in their bottles of ginger beer manufactured by AG Barr & Co Ltd?
What did John and Francis Mullen claim to have found in their bottles of ginger beer manufactured by AG Barr & Co Ltd?
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Who were successful in claiming compensation in separate hearings in Glasgow and Greenock Sheriff Court respectively?
Who were successful in claiming compensation in separate hearings in Glasgow and Greenock Sheriff Court respectively?
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What was recorded on 20 December after Donoghue did not pay the costs awarded to Minghella?
What was recorded on 20 December after Donoghue did not pay the costs awarded to Minghella?
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According to Lord Hunter's dissent, what gave rise to a specific duty of care that would allow consumers to claim for damages?
According to Lord Hunter's dissent, what gave rise to a specific duty of care that would allow consumers to claim for damages?
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