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Lewis v. Carpenter
No. 960421Supreme Court of Virginia
960421 Lewis v. Carpenter 11/01/1996 Since the plaintiff failed to prove that an incident occurred which normally would not have occurred if the defendant had used reasonable care, the trial court's ruling tha…
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960421 Lewis v. Carpenter 11/01/1996 Since the plaintiff failed to prove that an incident occurred which normally would not have …
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960421 Lewis v. Carpenter 11/01/1996 Since the plaintiff failed to prove that an incident occurred which normally would not have occurred if the defendant had used reasonable care, the trial court's ruling that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur was not applicable to this case is affirmed.
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