· 4/24/1991
Napoli v. Hinsdale Hospital
Citations
- 572 N.E.2d 995
- 213 Ill. App. 3d 382
- 157 Ill. Dec. 531
- 1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 654
How courts have described this case
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- holding that where there are differing possible causes of an accident and a plaintiff cannot establish that defendant’s actions caused it, res ipsa loquitur is not applicable
- res ipsa loquitur doctrine inapplicable where plaintiff failed to establish that the possibility of her injury occurring after arriving at the hospital was greater than the possibility it occurred before her arrival
- res ipsa loquitur doctrine inapplicable where plaintiff failed to establish that the possibility of her injury occurring after arriving at hospital was greater than the possibility it occurred before her arrival
- res ipsa loquitur inapplicable where possibility that injury occurred at different time
- res ipsa loquitur inapplicable where possibility that injury occurred at different time
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Judges: White
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