Res Ispa Loquitur

Question 1

When does res ipsa loquitur arise?

Question 2

Requisites for invoking doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

Answer 2

1. The event that caused the plaintiff’s injury was one which would not ordinarily occur in the absence of negligence;
2. it is more likely than not that it was the defendant’s negligence that was responsible for the injury-causing event; and
3. the plaintiff was not responsible for the event that caused injury.