OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENBLATT, J.
In a personal injury or property damage case, it is plaintiff's burden to prove defendant negligent. Occasionally, however, a plaintiff to whom the defendant owes a duty of care is not in a position to prove directly what actually happened or that a specific act of the defendant was negligent. In a proper case, under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, the law allows a jury to consider the circumstantial evidence and infer...
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