When Would a Plaintiff Use the Doctrine of Res Ipsa

question 45

Multiple Choice

When would a plaintiff use the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur?

• A)To allow the judge and jury to infer that more likely than not,the defendant's negligence was the cause of the plaintiff's harm,even though there is no direct evidence of the defendant's lack of due care.
• B)To allow the judge and jury to infer that more likely than not,the defendant's negligence was not the cause of the plaintiff's harm.
• C)To allow the judge and jury to presume the defendant is guilty of contributory negligence.
• D)To allow the judge and jury to presume the defendant is guilty of comparative negligence.
• E)To allow the judge and jury to presume the defendant destroyed evidence.

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CPI

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The extent of financial well-being, luxury, material objects, and fundamental requirements available to an identified socioeconomic class or geographical zone.

CPI

This index measures the average prices across a specified set of consumer goods and services, weighted accordingly, to serve as a benchmark for inflation, known as the Consumer Price Index.

Consumer Price Index

A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care, used to estimate the economy's inflation rate.