Judicial Precedent Flashcards
What are the facts of Donoghue v Stevenson
The claimant found a snail in thir ginger beer
What is the held of Donoghue v Stevenson
The hols stated that a manufacturer owed a duty of care to the customer
Daniels v White facts
Corrosive substances found in lemonade bottle
Daniels v White held
The court followed the ratio decidendi of Donoghue v Stevenson because it was similar. Manufacturer owes duty of care
Brown facts
A group of homosexual men performing sadomastic activities
Brown held
Could not consent to sadomaschism but could consent to branding and tatooing
Wilsons facts
Branded wife’s butt cheeks
Wilsons held
Using Brown’s orbiter dictator ut said you could consent to it
Hunter v Canary Wharf
Oil leaked into harbour and caused and fire which burned other ships
Hunter v Canary Wharf
Damage was not foreseeable and too remote
R V R facts
D was charged with attempted rape of his wife
R V R
The COA overruled the old law which stated a person could not be guilty of raping the wife
The Wagon Mound (No.1) facts
New buildings were interfering with TV signals of flats
The Wagon Mound (No.1) held
not to be a nuisance as it was rational
Sweet v pasley facts
Teacher rented property to students, was unaware that they were growing cannabis there
