Question: While walking on a sidewalk, Sid was injured when a brick fell from a worker above who is renovating an office. Sid is considering a
While walking on a sidewalk, Sid was injured when a brick fell from a worker above
who is renovating an office. Sid is considering a lawsuit. When would Sid use the
doctrine of res ipsa loquitur?
To allow the judge and jury to infer that more likely than not, the defendant's
negligence was not the cause of the plaintiff's harm
To allow the judge and jury to presume the defendant is guilty of contributory
negligence
To allow the judge and jury to presume the defendant destroyed evidence
To allow the judge and jury to presume the defendant is guilty of comparative
negligence
To allow the judge and jury to infer that more likely than not, the defendant's
negligence was the cause of the plaintiff's harm, even though there is no direct
evidence of the defendant's lack of due care
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