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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Kansas City Stock Yards Co. v. A. Reich & Sons, 250 S.W.2d 692 (1952)

Citation
Kansas City Stock Yards Co. v. A. Reich & Sons, 250 S.W.2d 692 (1952)
Parent Document
Kansas City Stock Yards Co. v. A. Reich & Sons, 250 S.W.2d 692 (1952)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1952-07-14

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"The rule of res ipsa loquitur is infrequently applied to cases involving fires, and to a lesser extent to explosion cases. [Citing cases.] The reasons are not difficult to perceive. The cause of a fire is generally unknown, fires commonly occur where due care has been exercised as well as where due care was wanting. Where a fire originates on a defendants' premises, that alone is not evidence that it was started by the defendant, nor that the fire was caused by any negligence on its part." See also Hendricks v. Weaver, Mo.Sup., 183 S.W.2d 74.