If a pedestrian is injured by an object falling from a building, the owner is likely to be held liable under the doctrine of

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The doctrine of "res ipsa loquitur" allows for the presumption that the defendant was negligent without direct evidence of their negligence, particularly in cases where the accident is of a kind that ordinarily does not occur in the absence of negligence and the defendant had exclusive control over whatever caused the injury. In the scenario of an object falling from a building and injuring a pedestrian, this doctrine applies because such accidents typically do not happen without some form of negligence, and the building owner is presumed to have control over the building's maintenance and safety.

If a Pedestrian Is Injured by an Object Falling from a Building