SCHEB, Judge.
Is res ipsa loquitur an applicable doctrine on which to predicate an elevator company's liability where the plaintiff is injured as a result of a malfunction of one of its elevators? The trial court held it was, notwithstanding a maintenance agreement stipulating that the hospital was in possession and control of the elevator, since the evidence revealed the elevator manufacturer was the installer and exclusive maintenance agent. We agree and affirm...
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