James McGhee—A Second Mrs. Donoghue?

I Do not imagine that there is anyone who has anything to do with personal injuries litigation who has not heard of Mrs. May Donoghue. Her encounter with a partially decomposed snail at the Wellmeadow Café: in Paisley is part of our folklore. The law of liability for negligence was revolutionised by the decision of the House of Lords in Donoghue v. Stevenson. Indeed, one might even say that the modern law of negligence was created by it. Articles which are too numerous to mention have been written about her case. Some years ago alumni of the University of British Columbia organised a pilgrimage to Paisley to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the event. It was sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates.