▁a ▁doctor ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Glasgow ▁Royal ▁Inf irm ary ▁for ▁" emer gency ▁treatment " ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁severe ▁g astro enter itis ▁and ▁shock . ▁ ▁The ▁g inger ▁be er ▁had ▁been ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁David ▁Stevens on , ▁who ▁ran ▁a ▁company ▁producing ▁both ▁g inger ▁be er ▁and ▁le mon ade ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁Glen ▁Lane , ▁P ais ley , ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁mile ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Well me adow ▁C afé . ▁The ▁contact ▁details ▁for ▁the ▁g inger ▁be er ▁manufact urer ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁bott le ▁label ▁and ▁recorded ▁by ▁Don og h ue ' s ▁friend . ▁ ▁Don og h ue ▁subsequently ▁contact ed ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁Walter ▁Le ech man , ▁a ▁local ▁solic itor ▁and ▁city ▁coun c ill or ▁whose ▁firm ▁had ▁acted ▁for ▁the ▁claim ants ▁in ▁a ▁fact ually ▁similar ▁case , ▁M ull en ▁v ▁AG ▁Bar r ▁& ▁Co ▁Ltd , ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁weeks ▁earlier ▁ ▁( see ▁also ▁George ▁v ▁Sk iving ton ). ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁r uling ▁in ▁M ull en , ▁Le ech man ▁issued ▁a ▁writ ▁on ▁Don og h ue ' s ▁beh alf ▁against ▁Stevens on ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁writ ▁claimed ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages , ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁a ▁claim ant ▁in ▁M ull en