▁that ▁manufact ur ers ▁also ▁ow ed ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁care ▁to ▁their ▁ult imate ▁consum ers ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁goods ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁used , ▁an ▁exception ▁that ▁would ▁apply ▁to ▁Don og h ue . ▁ ▁Jud g ement ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁Session , ▁Out er ▁House ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁inter loc ut ory ▁action ▁was ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Session ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Lord ▁Mon c rie ff . ▁After ▁an ▁adj ourn ment , ▁M ing h ella ▁was ▁added ▁as ▁a ▁def ender ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ; ▁however , ▁the ▁claim ▁against ▁him ▁was ▁abandoned ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November , ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁contract ual ▁relationship ▁with ▁Don og h ue ▁( Don og h ue ' s ▁friend ▁had ▁purchased ▁the ▁g inger ▁be er ) ▁and ▁his ▁in ability ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁dark ▁glass ▁bott le . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December , ▁M ing h ella ▁and ▁Stevens on ▁were ▁awarded ▁a ▁combined ▁costs ▁claim ▁of ▁£ 1 0 8 ▁ 6 s ▁ 3 d ▁against ▁Don og h ue ▁for ▁this ▁abandoned ▁str and ▁of ▁lit ig ation . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁that ▁Don og h ue ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁the ▁costs ▁awarded ▁to ▁M ing h ella . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁Lord ▁Mon c rie ff ▁in ▁the