Civil: Jury Instruction, Affirmative Defense—Self-Defense/Defense of Others
“Defendant claims that she is not responsible for Plaintiff’s harm because she was acting in…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Invalid Consent
“Plaintiff claims that his consent was obtained by fraud/mistake/duress, was obtained as a result of…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Assault
“Plaintiff claims that Defendant assaulted him. To establish this claim, Plaintiff must prove all of…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Battery
“Plaintiff claims that Defendant committed a battery. To establish this claim, Plaintiff must prove all…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Conditions on Adjacent Property [Dangerous Condition on Public Property]
“Defendant’s property may be considered dangerous if conditions on adjacent property contribute to exposing those…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Failure to Provide Traffic Warning Signals, Signs, orMarkings (Gov. Code, § 830.8) [Dangerous Condition on Public Property]
“A public entity is not responsible for harm caused by the lack of a warning…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Failure to Provide Traffic Control Signal (Gov. Code, sec. 830.4) [Dangerous Condition on Public Property]
“You may not find that Defendant’s property was in a dangerous condition just because it…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Inspection System (Gov. Code, § 835.2(b)(1) & (2)) [Dangerous Condition on Public Property]
“In deciding whether Defendant should have discovered the dangerous condition, you may consider whether it…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Notice (Gov. Code, § 835.2) [Dangerous Condition on Public Property]
“Plaintiff must prove that Defendant had notice of the dangerous condition before the incident occurred.…
Civil: Jury Instruction, Definition of “Dangerous Condition” (Gov. Code, § 830(a))
“A “dangerous condition” is a condition of public property that creates a substantial risk of…