Sandy lives on the top floor of a ten-story building in a big city.There is a 30-story apartment building under construction next door to her building.One morning while eating her corn flakes,a brand new toilet comes crashing through the roof of Sandy's apartment and injures her.She would like to sue the construction firm,but has no way of finding out or proving what persons were involved or exactly what happened.The doctrine that would most help Sandy is:

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The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies when the facts of the case imply negligence by the defendant, without the need for direct evidence. In Sandy's case, the fact that a new toilet from the adjacent construction site crashed through her roof could imply negligence on the part of the construction firm. This would help Sandy in her case as she does not have direct evidence of what happened or who was involved.

Sandy Lives on the Top Floor of a Ten-Story Building