Res Ipsa Loquitor - Elevator Injury Generally Does Not occur in the Absence of Negligence
Property owners owe a duty to those who enter their premises. Unfortunately, whether it is to save a few dollars or just for lack of caring, certain property owners allow the premises to become unsafe. Here, an elevator caused injury becomes the subject of a case that goes up to the First Department that holds "Elevator malfunctions ordinarily do not occur in the absence of negligence..." What is interesting (and cool in a nerdy-law-student way) is that the Court holds this b
