Legal Opinion
Christine Maroules v. Jumbo, Inc. And James E. Windsor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 2006No. 04-3248PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Ordinarily we count on gravity to keep heavy items in place; and so when flour barrels, armchairs, and truck wheels become airborne we assume first that something has gone wrong. Such events, lawyers say, speak for themselves, or in Latin, “res ipsa loquitur,” and the blame for any resulting injury can be imputed to the person who had control of the item before it became a dangerous projectile. Christine Maroules asks the court to adopt this view to delegate to the owner of Jumbo, Inc. trucking company and Jumbo’s driver, James E. Windsor (together, “Jumbo”), blame for…
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