Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/16/1974

Gilbert v. Korvette's Inc.

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457 Pa. 602
327 A.2d 94

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holding res ipsa loquitur “is only a shorthand expression for circumstantial proof of negligence”
adopting this section of the Restatement (Second) Torts concerning res ipsa loquitur as Pennsylvania law
describing res ipsa as a “shorthand expression for circumstantial proof of negligence,” rather than a rule of substantive tort law
assuming without elaboration that section 611 of the Restatement, 2d, represents the law of Pennsylvania
correcting confusion regarding res ipsa loquitur doctrine, which was “conceived as a shorthand statement of the evidentiary rule allowing negligence to be established by circumstantial proof’ but erroneously developed into heightened burden of proving duty of care
correcting similar confusion regarding res ipsa loquitur doctrine, which was “conceived as a shorthand statement of the evidentiary rule allowing negligence to be established by circumstantial proof’ but erroneously developed into heightened burden of proving duty of care

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Mander-Ino

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Gilbert v. Korvette's, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-12-11· cited 10×

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