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United Kingdom Leading Case duty of care

Donoghue v Stevenson

[1932] AC 562
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK House of Lords
Year1932
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A manufacturer owes a duty of care to the ultimate consumer of its product, establishing the neighbour principle as the foundation of modern negligence law.

Key Principle

neighbour principle; manufacturer's duty to ultimate consumer; foundation of modern negligence

Area of Law

Tort — Duty of Care

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