In general the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur merely gives rise to a permissible inference of negligence, and does not justify either a directed verdict or summary judgment. (Foltis, Inc. v City of New York, 287 N.Y. 108.) But as the Court of Appeals pointed out in the Foltis case (p 121): "There may be cases where the prima facie proof is so convincing that the inference of negligence arising therefrom is inescapable if not rebutted by other evidence...
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