1nL UNI1LD S1A1LS vs SAN1IAGC INLDA

Gk No L128S8 Ianuary 22 1918 NILC

IAC1S
1 SanLlago lneda (defendanL) ls a reglsLered pharmaclsL of long sLandlng and Lhe owner of a drug sLore
2 lellclano SanLos (complalnanL) havlng some slck horses wenL Lo lneda's drug sLore Lo buy poLasslum
chloraLe
a under Lhe supervlslon of lneda Lhe prescrlpLlon was prepared and reLurned Lo SanLos
3 SanLos gave Lhe medlclne Lo Lwo of hls slck horses Powever Lhe Lwo horses dled shorLly
a urs ena and uar[uan of 8ureau of Sclence found LhaL Lhe packages conLalned noL poLasslum
chloraLe buL barlum chloraLe (8arlum chloraLe ls a polson poLasslum chloraLe ls noL)
b ur 8uencamlno a veLerlnarlan performed an auLopsy on Lhe horses and found LhaL deaLh was
Lhe resulL of polsonlng
4 Lower CourL ordered defendanL Lo pay SanLos lneda now afflrms wlLh Lhe allegaLlon

ISSUL J- lneda ls responslble for Lhe damage suffered by SanLos

kULING
ln clvll cases Lhe drugglsL ls made llable for any ln[ury approxlmaLely resulLlng from hls negllgence

under Lhe harmacy Law
@he drugglsL/pharmaclsL ls responslble as an absoluLe guaranLor for Lhe quallLy of all drugs and
polsons whlch he sells
and lt sboll be oolowfol fot ooy petsoo wbomsoevet to mooofoctote ptepote sell ot
oJmlolstet ooy ptesctlptloo Jtoq ot meJlcloe ooJet ooy ftooJoleot oome Jltectloo ot
pteteose ot to oJoltetote ooy Jtoq offered for sale

@he professlon of pharmacy lL has been sald agaln and agaln ls one demandlng care and sklll @he
responslblllLy of Lhe drugglsL Lo use care has been varlously quallfled as
ordlnary care
care of a speclal hlgh degree
Lhe hlghesL degree of care known Lo pracLlcal men

@he care requlred musL be commensuraLe wlLh Lhe danger lnvolved and Lhe sklll employed musL
correspond wlLh Lhe superlor knowledge of Lhe buslness whlch Lhe law demands ln order LhaL human
llfe may noL be consLanLly be exposed Lo Lhe danger flowlng from Lhe subsLlLuLlon of deadly polsons for
harmless medlclne

lnsLead of coveot emptot lL should be coveot veoJltot
@he vendor and Lhe vendee do noL sLand aL arms lengLh as ln ordlnary LransacLlon
An lmperaLlve duLy ls on Lhe drugglsL Lo Lake precauLlons Lo prevenL deaLh or serlous ln[ury Lo
anyone who relles on hls absoluLe honesLy and pecullar leanlng
@he naLure of drugs ls such LhaL examlnaLlon would noL avall Lhe purchaser anyLhlng
lL would be ldle mockery for Lhe cusLomer Lo make an examlnaLlon of a compound of whlch he
can know noLhlng
lL musL be LhaL Lhe drugglsL warranLs LhaL he wlll dellver Lhe drug called for

harmaclsLs or apoLhecarles who compound or sell medlclnes lf Lhey carelessly label a polson as a
harmless medlclne and senL lL so labeled lnLo Lhe markeL are llable Lo all persons who wlLhouL faulL on
Lhelr parL are ln[ured by uslng lL as such medlclne ln consequence of Lhe false label
Lhe rule ls LhaL Lhe llablllLy ln such a case arlses noL ouL of any conLracL or dlrecL prlvlLy beLween
Lhe wrongdoer and Lhe person ln[ured buL ouL of Lhe duLy whlch Lhe law lmposes on hlm Lo
avold acLs ln Lhelr naLure dangerous Lo Lhe llves of oLhers


@he defendanL ls ordered Lo pay a flne of 100 wlLh subsldlary lmprlsonmenL ln case of lnsolvency