Torts!

Resource 10 . 3 . 1

11 minutes

Ybarra v. Spangard : "The Unconscious, but Injured Patient"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

Are there situations where courts should apply res ipsa loquitur despite a plaintiff’s failure to satisfy the technical requirements of the doctrine?

Supreme Court of California

25 Cal. 2d 486

L. A. No. 19067

1944-12-27

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