Res ipsa loquitur applies in cases where the defendant had non-exclusive control of the instrumentality or situation that caused the plaintiff's injury,and the injury would not have ordinarily occurred but for someone's negligence.

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Res ipsa loquitur typically applies when the defendant had exclusive control over the instrumentality or situation that caused the injury, and the injury is such that it would not ordinarily occur without negligence.

Res Ipsa Loquitur Applies in Cases Where the Defendant Had