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John Brown Ales Pty Ltd sells bottled beer to select licensed premises. Mary is out with friends and consumes a bottle of John Brown’s Old-Fashioned Ale. When she gets to the bottom of the bottle, she realises that there are the remains of an insect in the bottle. Mary suffered shock and became very ill with gastroenteritis. Mary missed two days of work and needed medical attention.
Can John Brown be brought to account for Mary’s costs and suffering?
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Mary consumed beer of John Brown Ales private ltd and noticed an insect in the bottle after consumption. She suffered shock and got ill because of gastro infection.
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