Wood v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the rule of res ipsa loquitur could properly be invoked by the plaintiff under the facts surrounding the accident on the issue of Mr. Wood’s negligence. Unless the jury is permitted to infer negligence from the occurrence of the accident itself under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, there is no other evidence in the record which would support a finding of causal negligence with respect to Mr. Wood’s operation of the jeep. The learned trial court concluded that this was not a proper case to apply the principle of res ipsa loquitur because “it is just…