Res Ipsa Loquitur Flashcards
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What is the case used as an example for the definitions?
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Scot v London & St Katherine’s Docks: claimant injured by some bags of sugar which fell from defendants warehouse above. No evidence f negligence but Court of Appeal held negligence could be inferred under RIS
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What does Res Ipsa Loquitur (RIS) mean?
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Latin for ‘the facts speak for themselves’
Sometimes the facts of a case can mean that something could not have happened unless there was negligence.
