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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 34-18-2

Citation
Section 34-18-2
Parent Document
Errico v. LaMountain, 713 A.2d 791 (1998)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
1998-06-19

Full Text

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The defendants also argue that the trial justice committed error when she instructed the jury on the applicability of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to the case at bar. They contend that the doctrine is inapplicable here because other causes for Errico’s injuries were not sufficiently eliminated by the evidence. In particular, they claim that the balcony railing that caused Errico’s injuries was within the exclusive control and possession of Errico and her roommates at the time of the fall and for some three months before the accident.