The George v Skivington case of 1869 in the English courts proved that a manufacturer who places a product intended for human consumption into the market, in a form that is liable for damage and who fails to exercise reasonable care to ensure that the product is suitable for human consumption, should be sued for damages by the victim(s).
In 1869, when Mr George bought hair wash for his wife, who used it and was injured by the improperly manufactured product, he sued Mr Skivington (the manufacturer) and won the case, even though his wife was not a party to the contract.
Thus for the first time in British common law, a third party or persons, which was not directly involved in the incident, was awarded damages for the manufacturer failing to foresee reasonable omissions in a breach on contract.
The George v Skivington case of 1869 was used by Mrs Donoghue in the 1932 case Donoghue v Stevenson, as a doctrine of precedent to support her case. This case supported Mrs Donoghue's claim that manufacturers owed a duty of care to the people using their products, even when bought by one person, and used by another (an outside party).