The most ardent of libertarians might argue that Donoghue v. Stevenson should have been thrown out of court and that Stevenson would eventually have gone out of business if he'd continued to sell ginger beer with snails in it.
De mest ivrige libertarianere ville måske sige, at Donoghug v Stevenson burde være blevet smidt ud af retten, og at Stevenson med tiden ville være gået konkurs, hvis han var fortsat med at sælge ingefærøl med snegle i.