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Definition of Res ipsa loquitur
1. Noun. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened.
Definition of Res ipsa loquitur
1. Phrase. (legal) A maxim where the very improbable facts of an accident imply the negligence of the defendant. It effectively shifts the burden of proof to the defendant. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Res Ipsa Loquitur
Literary usage of Res ipsa loquitur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Master end servant <g=265(5)— Res Ipsa loquitur doctrine applicable. The doctrine
of res ipsa loquitur may be invoked by the plaintif! in an action against ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"One of the considerations on which the rule of "res ipsa loquitur" is based is
... The doctrine of "res ipsa loquitur" could not be applied to an action ..."
3. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the English Law of Liability for Civil Injuries by Sir John William Salmond (1907)
"res ipsa loquitur. 1. The rule that it is for the plaintiff to prove ...
This hardship is avoided to a considerable extent by the rule of res ipsa loquitur. ..."
4. A Selection of Legal Maxims: Classified and Illustrated by Herbert Broom (1900)
"... casting upon the party charged with it the onus of proving the contrary, for
owing to the nature of the accident, res ipsa loquitur. ..."
5. Handbook of the Law of Torts by Heman Gerald Chapin (1917)
"18• DETERMINING STANDARD OF CARE—res ipsa loquitur 111. What the conduct of the
man of ordinary prudence / would have been under the circumstances, ..."
6. Handbook of the Law of Torts by Heman Gerald Chapin (1917)
"18s DETERMINING STANDARD OF CARE—res ipsa loquitur ll1. What the conduct of the
man of ordinary prudence would have been under the circumstances, ..."
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