The doctrine of "Res ipsa loquitur" means the thing speaks for others.

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Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself)applies when (1)the defendant has exclusive control of the instrumentality of harm (and therefore probable knowledge of,and responsibility for,the cause of the harm); (2)the harm that occurred would not ordinarily occur in the absence of negligence;and (3)the plaintiff was in no way responsible for his own injury.

The Doctrine of "Res Ipsa Loquitur" Means the Thing Speaks