Donoghue V Stevenson
SCHOOL OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT
DIPLOMA IN ESTATE MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION TO LAW
LAW 103
ASSIGNMENT 1
Assessment Requirement
STUDENT NAME
YOUNG JIA JIE
STUDENT ID. NO
1007588
I/C NO.
950410-14-6248
LECTURER NAME
LEE CHEE WAI
START DATE
7TH SEPTEMBER 2013
END DATE
28TH SEPTEMBER 2013
INDEX
TOPIC PAGE
1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
2.0 TO DISCUSS & EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF GENERAL DUTY OF CARE 3
3.0 SUMMARY OF CASE “DONOGHUE V STEVENSON” 3 3.1 ACTIONS TAKEN BY DONOGHUE 4 3.2 THE RESPONSE OF MR. STEVENSON 5
4.0 THE IMPLICATION OF CASE 5
5.0 THE JUDGEMENT 6
6.0 THE CONCLUSION 7
7.0 REFERENCES 8
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Introduction to students the Lord Atkin’s concept of general duty of care, summary of the case “Donoghue v Stevenson” and its implication. It will also briefly explain on the neighbor principle based on this case.
2.0 To discuss and explain the concept of general duty of care.
Definition of general duty of care.
Duty of care is a requirement that a person act towards the public with caution and attention. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence.
3.0 The summary of case : Donoghue V Stevenson
Summary of the case “Donoghue V Stevenson”.
On the 26 August 1928, Donoghue took a train to Paisley to meet her friend in Wellmeadow Café. Her companion ordered and paid for a pear and ice cream ginger beer float for herself and Donoghue, respectively. The owner of the café brought over a tumbler of ice cream and poured ginger beer on it from a brown opaque bottle. Donoghue drank some of the ice cream float and her friend poured the remaining ginger beer into the tumbler. Unfortunately, a decomposed snail also floated out from the bottle.
After a while, Donoghue claimed that she felt ill, complaining of
DIPLOMA IN ESTATE MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION TO LAW
LAW 103
ASSIGNMENT 1
Assessment Requirement
STUDENT NAME
YOUNG JIA JIE
STUDENT ID. NO
1007588
I/C NO.
950410-14-6248
LECTURER NAME
LEE CHEE WAI
START DATE
7TH SEPTEMBER 2013
END DATE
28TH SEPTEMBER 2013
INDEX
TOPIC PAGE
1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
2.0 TO DISCUSS & EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF GENERAL DUTY OF CARE 3
3.0 SUMMARY OF CASE “DONOGHUE V STEVENSON” 3 3.1 ACTIONS TAKEN BY DONOGHUE 4 3.2 THE RESPONSE OF MR. STEVENSON 5
4.0 THE IMPLICATION OF CASE 5
5.0 THE JUDGEMENT 6
6.0 THE CONCLUSION 7
7.0 REFERENCES 8
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Introduction to students the Lord Atkin’s concept of general duty of care, summary of the case “Donoghue v Stevenson” and its implication. It will also briefly explain on the neighbor principle based on this case.
2.0 To discuss and explain the concept of general duty of care.
Definition of general duty of care.
Duty of care is a requirement that a person act towards the public with caution and attention. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence.
3.0 The summary of case : Donoghue V Stevenson
Summary of the case “Donoghue V Stevenson”.
On the 26 August 1928, Donoghue took a train to Paisley to meet her friend in Wellmeadow Café. Her companion ordered and paid for a pear and ice cream ginger beer float for herself and Donoghue, respectively. The owner of the café brought over a tumbler of ice cream and poured ginger beer on it from a brown opaque bottle. Donoghue drank some of the ice cream float and her friend poured the remaining ginger beer into the tumbler. Unfortunately, a decomposed snail also floated out from the bottle.
After a while, Donoghue claimed that she felt ill, complaining of
References: http://www.lawteacher.net/tort-law/cases/negligence-duty-cases.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_of_care_in_English_law http://www.sclqld.org.au/infofor/schools/case_quiz/pdf/snail.pdf http://www.unitedessays.com/essays/0334/tort.html