· 2/29/1996
Bunn v. Urban Shelters & Health Care Systems, Inc.
Citations
- 672 A.2d 1056
- 1996 D.C. App. LEXIS 22
- 1996 WL 87432
How courts have described this case
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- stating that in order for a factfinder to consider res ipsa loquitur, the plaintiff must present “evidence which will permit the jury to eliminate [other probable causes of injury]” or “to permit a finding [that negligence was] the greater probability”
- directed verdict is appropriate provided there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party
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Judges: Farrell, Reid, Pryor
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