This doctrine is used upon proof that the situation causing injury was in the defendant's exclusive control, and that the accident was one that ordinarily would not happen in the absence of negligence.Thus, the event "speaks for itself." Identify this doctrine.
A)Stare decisis
B)Assumption of risk
C)Contributory negligence
D)Last clear chance
E)Res ipsa loquitur

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Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine that allows an inference of negligence to be drawn from the very nature of an accident or injury, in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved. It applies when the event causing harm is one that typically does not happen without negligence, and the elements causing the injury were under the defendant's control.

This Doctrine Is Used Upon Proof That the Situation Causing