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The principle that the occurrence of an accident implies negligence.
‘A claim of res ipsa loquitur will usually not succeed, or indeed be necessary, if there is any actual evidence about how the loss or injury was sustained.’
‘Res ipsa loquitur does not excuse the finder of fact from determining "how the specific negligence occurred".’
‘As to causation, the Judge decided that the maxim ‘res ipsa loquitur’ applied.’