Res ipsa loquitur

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1950

Principle established: The maxim does not apply where the cause of the accident is known.

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1863

Principle established: Barrels do not fall from windows without negligence; the thing speaks for itself.

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1944

Principle established: Res ipsa loquitur requires the defendant's control of the thing causing harm.

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1930

Principle established: A vehicle under the driver's control that mounts the pavement raises an inference of negligence.

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1873

Principle established: Where the train had only just left the station, the door was still under the company's control.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1961

Principle established: Res ipsa loquitur cannot apply without evidence that the vehicle was under the management of the defendant or their servant, and affidavits filed in interlocutory proceedings cannot be admitted contrary to court rules.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1967

Principle established: When the maxim res ipsa loquitur is established, the burden of proof shifts to the defendant against whom the presumption of negligence is raised.

Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1967-68

Principle established: Where the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies, the burden of proof shifts to the defendant to disprove negligence.

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1939

Principle established: Leaving a swab inside a patient may raise an inference of negligence.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1963

Principle established: The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies to motor vehicle accidents where the vehicle leaves the road, shifting the burden to the defendant to prove reasonable care.

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1963

Principle established: The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies when a vehicle leaves the road, shifting the burden of proof to the defendant to affirmatively disprove negligence.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1963

Principle established: The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies to motor vehicle accidents where the vehicle leaves the road, shifting the burden to the defendant to prove reasonable care.

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1963

Principle established: The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies when a vehicle leaves the road, shifting the burden of proof to the defendant to affirmatively disprove negligence.

Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1865

Principle established: Erle CJ's statement of res ipsa loquitur: where the thing is under the defendant's management and the accident would not ordinarily happen with proper care, it is reasonable evidence of negligence.

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1963

Principle established: The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply to a collision between two moving vehicles traveling in opposite directions.

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1963

Principle established: The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply to a collision between two moving vehicles traveling in opposite directions.