context: First, the court reasoned that McGuire had not satisfied the exclusive control requirement of the res ipsa loquitur doctrine because she sued multiple defendants, each of whom had a right or an ability to control. However, the law is to the contrary. Res ipsa loquitur has been applied in situations where multiple defendants have jointly exercised control of the instrumentality or agency that caused the plaintiffs injuries.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 215 N.W.2d 662, 667-68
citation_a.parenthetical: application of the doctrine permissible where evidence establishes that exclusive control was exercised collectively by the defendants
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Samson v. Riesing, 62 Wis. 2d 698, 708, 215 N.W.2d 662, 667-68 (1974) (application of the doctrine permissible where evidence establishes that exclusive control was exercised collectively by the defendants).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: res ipsa loquitur applicable to alleged negligence of hospital, oral surgeon, and nurse anesthetist
citation_b.sentence: See also Swierczek v. Lynch, 466 N.W.2d 512 (Neb. 1991) (res ipsa loquitur applicable to alleged negligence of hospital, oral surgeon, and nurse anesthetist); Stalter v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 669 S.W.2d 460 (Ark. 1984) (grocery store and bottling company properly joined as defendants in res ipsa case involving falling bottle); Jackson v. H.H. Robertson Co., 574 P.2d 822 (Ariz. 1978) (en banc) (negligence action based on construction site accident properly maintainable against two subcontractors under res ipsa loquitur).