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Torts
Resource 12 . 4 . 1
11 minutes

McDougald v. Perry

Kathleen,
Mary R Ziegler,
Molly Flash

          Inevitably, in some negligence cases, evidence is lost or destroyed. Res ipsa loquitur, a rule that creates a presumption of negligence under certain circumstances, may help plaintiffs when other evidence is lacking. The next two cases consider the power and application of res ipsa.

Florida Supreme Court
716 So. 2d 783
No. 91595
1998-09-04

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