In circumstances appropriate to the application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, a prima facie case of negligence results from the establishment of facts which invoke the doctrine (George Foltis, Inc., v. City of New York, 287 N.Y. 108). Essentially, the rule is one which affects the "degree of proof" required "under certain circumstances" (Courtney v. Gainsborough Studios...
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