United States Seventh Circuit

In a personal injury case argued under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to show through common sense or expert testimony that the injury was one that would not ordinarily occur in the absence of proper care on the part of those controlling the instrumentality.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2006
• Published 06/20/2006

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Thiros, Stephen Bower (argued), Cohen & Thiros, Merrillville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert J. Feldt (argued), Eichhorn & Eichhorn, Hammond, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.