LAWS 2201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fetus, Parens Patriae, Defoliant
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Donoghue (or m"alister) v. stevenson: plaintiff donoghue, friend purchased a ginger ale in a dark bottle for donoghue who drank some of the drink before the friend (purchaser) realized there was a decomposed snail at the bottom. Donoghue sued the manufacturer for psychosocial harm and the stomach flu. Classical neighbor principle: the manufacturer of a product has a legal duty to its consumer to take reasonable care that the product is free from defect likely to cause injury. Malette v. shulman: malette is a jehovah"s witness and has a card stating she refuses blood transfusions for religious reasons. Shulman; the doctor attending her ignored the card and gave her blood, when. Ratio: shulman (a doctor) is not free to disregard advance instructions any more than he can disregard instructions given at the time. R. v. latimer: latimer was convicted of 2nd degree murder for euthanizing his daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy.
