CATES, Judge.
Mr. and Mrs. Aldridge got a $1,000 negligence judgment because Coalite's strip mine blasting caused vibrations which shook their house.
The judgment below can only be upheld if the evidentiary rule of res ipsa loquitur applies to prove negligence as a product of vibrations or concussions from blasting. We hold it does and affirm.
I.
Facts
Coalite, Inc., while engaged in strip mining, admittedly set off large...
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