CT Bar Practice Questions - Connecticut Bar Examination Exam

In a Connecticut tort action, the plaintiff invokes the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. What does this doctrine permit?

An inference of negligence where the injury would not ordinarily occur absent negligence and the instrumentality was in the defendant's exclusive control An automatic verdict for the plaintiff in all accident cases Recovery without proving any causation A shift of the burden of proof to the plaintiff

Correct Answer:

An inference of negligence where the injury would not ordinarily occur absent negligence and the instrumentality was in the defendant's exclusive control

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