Farber v. Olkon

Plaintiff, a mentally ill person appearing .by guardian ad litem, appeals from an adverse judgment entered upon a directed verdict in his action to recover damages from defendants for alleged bodily assault and negligence in administering an electroshock treatment to plaintiff. We have concluded that, contrary to plaintiff’s contention, the trial court’s determination that he was not entitled to the benefit of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur was *505correct and that, although the evidence be viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff and conflicts disregarded (see Huffman v. Lindquist…