Rodríguez v. Swimpool Service Co.

The question raised herein is, in effect, whether appellee has rebutted the inference of negligence resulting from the application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to the circumstances of this case, with evidence so convincing that a reasonable person could not draw such inference upon considering it. We conclude that notwithstanding the evidence produced by appellee, the inference subsists to the point of justifying the reversal of the judgment in this case. We discussed the nature and applicability of said doctrine in Ramos v. Water Resources Authority, 86 P.R.R. *184572, 580-583 (1962…