Judgment reversed on the law, with costs to appellant, and complaint dismissed on the law, with costs.
The proof was insufficient to enable the plaintiff to invoke the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. There was no showing that the pipe which caused the injury was within the exclusive control and possession of the defendant. On the contrary it appears as a fair inference of plaintiff's testimony, and in fact apparently is conceded, that the pipe was not part of...
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