Pollock v. Rapid Industrial Plastics Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J.
At issue on this appeal is whether the circumstantial evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to establish a prima facie case of negligence as against defendant Rapid Industrial Plastics Co., Inc., under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself’). Because we conclude that it was, we reverse so much of the order and judgment as was in favor of defendant Rapid Industrial Plastics Co., Inc., and grant a new trial.
Plaintiff William Pollock (hereinafter plaintiff) testified that on December 1, 1975 he was returning by car from New England with…
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