Which of the following was the result in District of Columbia v.Wayne Singleton,the case in the text involving whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied to a negligence action involving a single-vehicle accident?
A) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied to absolve the defendant from liability.
B) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied to establish the defendant's liability to the plaintiff.
C) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied to prevent the defendant from invoking the doctrine of comparative fault.
D) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to the motor vehicle accident at issue because it applies only in litigation involving strict liability.
E) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur did not apply because the plaintiff failed to eliminate sufficiently other causes of the accident.

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According to the court, "Respondents' perhaps unnecessarily bare-bones case-in-chief failed to eliminate sufficiently other causes of the accident, and failed to evince that the bus driver's negligence was the most probable causative factor."

Which of the Following Was the Result in District of Columbia