Roddiscraft, Inc. v. Skelton Logging Co.

This is an appeal by the defendant from an order of the trial court granting plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial, following a jury verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the court had erred in refusing plaintiffs’ requested instructions on res ipsa loquitur. The requested instructions were substantially in the form of BAJI No. 206 (revised) and BAJI No. 206-A (revised).

Question Presented

The sole question presented on appeal is whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in refusing to instruct on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.

The Record

The plaintiffs are: Roddiscraft, Inc.,…