Legal Opinion
Dover Elevator Co. v. Swann
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 25, 1994No. 58, September Term, 1993PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
We are called upon once again to analyze the multifarious doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. As Chief Judge Orth once exclaimed for the Court of Special Appeals, “[e]ver since 1863 when a barrel of flour rolled out of a warehouse window in England and injured a person passing on the public street, the thing has been attempting to speak for itself....” C & P Tel. Co. v. Hicks, 25 Md.App. 503, 509, 337 A.2d 744, 748, cert. denied, 275 Md. 750 (1975). The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur has also been described as “ ‘a thing of fearful and wonderful complexity and ramifications, and the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Benedick v. PottsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. BalbosCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Peterson v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Pahanish v. Western Trails, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Sergeant Co. v. PickettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Molesworth v. BrandonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
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- Holman v. Kelly Catering, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Kennelly v. BurgessCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
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