In a negligence action, trial court judgment for defendant is reversed where the court erred in refusing to give a res ipsa loquitur instruction to the jury, as defendant is a common carrier and substantial evidence supported a conclusion that plaintiff’s injury was the result of defendant’s operation of the bus.
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Appellate InformationAPPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stanley M. Weisberg, Judge. Reversed and remanded.SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION SEVENFiled July 20, 2009
JudgesBefore PERLUSS, P.J., ZELON, J., JACKSON, J.Opinion by PERLUSS, P.J.
CounselFor Plaintiff: Marlon M. AloFor Defendant: O’Reilly & McDermott and Paul O’Reilly; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Martin Stein and Carolyn Oill.
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