Donoghue v Stevenson

House of Lords, England[1932] AC 562 (HL)

Bench: Lord Atkin, Lord Thankerton, Lord Macmillan (majority); Lord Buckmaster, Lord Tomlin (dissent)

A manufacturer owes a duty of care to the ultimate consumer where products are intended to reach them without intermediate examination. The neighbour principle establishes that one must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which one can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure one's neighbour.