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MORGAN v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

No. 84-756.

18 Ohio St. 3d 185 (1985)

MORGAN ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL; GARVIN, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wolske & Blue, Walter J. Wolske, Jr., and Jason A. Blue, for appellants.

Nurenberg, Plevin, Jacobsen, Heller & McCarthy Co., L.P.A., William A. Davis and Marshall I. Nurenberg, for appellee.

CLIFFORD F. BROWN, J.

It must be noted at the outset of this opinion that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is only a rule of evidence which allows the trier of fact to draw an inference of negligence from the facts presented. The trier of facts is permitted, but not compelled, to find negligence.1 This rule is set forth in Jennings Buick, Inc. v. Cincinnati (1980), 63 Ohio St.2d 167

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