CIVIL JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Federal Evidence

1 CIVIL jury . INSTRUCTIONS . 2003. Idaho Supreme Court Box 83720. Boise, ID 83720-0101. Idaho jury INSTRUCTIONS by the CIVIL jury INSTRUCTIONS Committee 2002-2003 Committee Hon D Duff McKee, Chair Hon Barry Wood Hon John Stegner Hon George Reinhardt Hon Jon J Shindurling Professor Craig Lewis Walter H Bithell John J Janis W Marcus Nye Ronald E Bush J Robert Alexander Eileen A McDevitt Michael E Ramsden Cathy Derden, Reporter Melba Capelli Administrative Assistant INTRODUCTION. A. PREFACE TO IDJI2D. Upon order of the Supreme Court, a select committee of judges and lawyers met to examine and revise the IDJI pattern jury instruction manual, which was last revised in 1988. The committee has recommended that the new manual be designated IDJI2d to differentiate it from the earlier manual. It is a complete overhaul of the prior work.

2 Almost all of the previous INSTRUCTIONS have been edited or rewritten at least somewhat to eliminate legalese, simplify grammatical structure, and make them gender neutral. Many of the INSTRUCTIONS have been completely revised, and in a number of instances, we have recommended that a previous IDJI instruction be abandoned. It is the intent of the committee, and our recommendation to the court, that this manual replace the earlier IDJI manual in its entirety. B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. The organization of this manual has been revised. An Index and Cross Reference Table to the former IDJI INSTRUCTIONS is included. It must be emphasized that the INSTRUCTIONS presented in this manual are pattern . INSTRUCTIONS , intended to present general principles of law that are accurate, uniform and understandable. However, these INSTRUCTIONS must be used with care, for each individual case may have individual features that must be taken into consideration in the preparation and presentation of the final INSTRUCTIONS .

3 A number of INSTRUCTIONS included in the first edition of IDJI have been eliminated as too specialized, too particularized, or too remote for inclusion in a set of pattern INSTRUCTIONS . This does not mean an earlier instruction is now disapproved; it means only that the topic is such that a manuscript instruction drafted expressly to cover the particular topic is more appropriate than an attempt to offer a pattern instruction. 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 2. SECTION GENERAL 29. IDJI Introductory instruction to jury .. 29. IDJI Deliberation procedures .. 32. IDJI Corporate 33. IDJI Admonition to jury .. 34. IDJI Admonition to jury short 35. IDJI - Insurance cautionary .. 36. IDJI Statement of claims not Evidence .. 37. IDJI Facts not in 38. IDJI Quotient verdicts .. 39. IDJI Communications with court .. 40. IDJI Concluding 41.

4 IDJI Alternate form concluding remarks .. 42. IDJI Completion of verdict form general 43. IDJI - Completion of verdict form on special interrogatories .. 44. IDJI Post verdict jury 45. IDJI Burden of proof preponderance of 46. IDJI Burden of proof clear and convincing Evidence .. 47. IDJI Deposition 48. IDJI Circumstantial Evidence without definition .. 49. IDJI Circumstantial Evidence with definition .. 50. IDJI View of the premises, preliminary instruction .. 51. IDJI View of the premises, final 52. IDJI Evidence admitted for limited purpose .. 53. IDJI 54. IDJI General format, general 56. IDJI Charging instruction plaintiffs case, general verdict .. 57. IDJI General format for charging instruction, general verdict, plaintiff's case with affirmative defenses, no special interrogatories. [NOT for comparative negligence issues.]

5 ] .. 58. IDJI Special format for charging instruction, negligence case, no comparative or affirmative defenses. For use with general verdict without special 60. IDJI General format, verdict on special interrogatories .. 61. IDJI Charging instruction, plaintiffs case, verdict on special 62. IDJI Charging INSTRUCTIONS on defense claims - special interrogatories .. 63. IDJI Charging INSTRUCTIONS , negligence case, multiple defendants or parties, with comparative 64. IDJI Companion instruction defendant's 65. IDJI Companion instruction Non-party negligence defendant's 66. 3. IDJI Instruction on special verdict form .. 67. IDJI Example verdict on special interrogatories.. 68. 4. SECTION 70. IDJI - Duty of care - defendant .. 70. IDJI - Duty of care both plaintiff and 71. IDJI - Duty of care all parties .. 72. IDJI Duty of care minor child.

6 73. IDJI Liability of common carrier .. 74. IDJI Common carrier status not 75. IDJI Definition of common carrier where status 76. IDJI Definition of passenger .. 77. IDJI Duty of care electrical transmission .. 78. IDJI Ultra hazardous 79. IDJI - Medical malpractice INSTRUCTIONS .. 80. IDJI Standard of care: health care professionals are specialists .. 80. IDJI - Standard of care: health care providers are not 81. IDJI - Charging elements of medical 82. IDJI Consent to medical treatment .. 83. IDJI Necessity for 84. IDJI Who can give 85. IDJI Consent on behalf of minor or incapacitated 86. IDJI Informed consent defined .. 87. IDJI Consequences of invalid consent .. 88. IDJI Emergency exception .. 89. IDJI Charging instruction on elements of lack of 90. IDJI Charging instruction defense of emergency exception.

7 91. IDJI Definition of 92. IDJI - Violation of statute or ordinance negligence per 93. IDJI - Authorized emergency 94. IDJI Intoxication defined .. 96. IDJI Definition of gross negligence .. 97. IDJI Definition of willful and wanton .. 98. IDJI Res Ipsa 99. IDJI Binding instruction on presumption of due care .. 100. IDJI - Proximate cause -"but for" test .. 101. IDJI Proximate cause substantial factor, without "but for" test.. 102. IDJI No imputation of negligence .. 103. IDJI No imputation of negligence to 104. IDJI Imputation of liability to passenger where driver was agent .. 105. IDJI Imputation of negligence to passenger issue of fact on 106. IDJI - Imputation of negligence to the owner of a motor vehicle .. 107. IDJI No imputation of negligence from parent to child .. 108. IDJI - Imputed negligence adult signing minor's license application.

8 109. 5. SECTION PREMISES LIABILITY .. 110. IDJI Owner's or occupier's duty to avoid intentional or reckless harm .. 111. IDJI Duty condition of premises .. 112. IDJI Duty defective 113. IDJI Duty imputed knowledge of conditions .. 114. IDJI Duty to invitee .. 115. IDJI Specific duty duty to 116. IDJI Definition of invitee .. 117. IDJI Invitee -- scope of 118. IDJI Duty to warn a 119. IDJI Definition of licensee .. 120. IDJI Licensee - social guest .. 121. IDJI Licensees - police officers and 122. IDJI Duty once presence is discovered .. 123. IDJI Trespasser, duty to .. 124. IDJI Trespasser, 125. IDJI - Attractive nuisance .. 126. 6. SECTION OTHER AND SPECIFIC TORTS .. 128. IDJI False arrest and false 128. IDJI Direct battery .. 129. IDJI Indirect Battery .. 131. IDJI - Battery affirmative defenses self 133. IDJI Assault issues.

9 135. IDJI Trespass 136. IDJI Trespass; withdrawal of permission issues .. 138. IDJI Conversion -- issues .. 139. IDJI Fraud - 140. IDJI Tortious interference with contract 142. IDJI Definition of defamation .. 143. IDJI Elements of defamation general 144. IDJI - Elements of defamation claim public official or public figure .. 146. IDJI - Libel or slander per se presumed damages .. 147. IDJI - Libel or slander per se presumed damages (media defendants) .. 148. IDJI Punitive damage elements general case .. 149. IDJI - Punitive damages malice required where media defendant .. 150. IDJI - Truth is a defense - 152. IDJI Livestock herd districts .. 153. 7. SECTION INSTRUCTIONS 154. 8. SECTION INSTRUCTIONS CONTRACTS .. 155. IDJI Elements of contract - introductory .. 155. IDJI - Capacity to contract individual .. 156.

10 IDJI -- Capacity to contract 157. IDJI Capacity to contract - minors liable in 158. IDJI Capacity to contract - mental capacity to 159. IDJI - Lawful purpose .. 160. IDJI 161. IDJI Agreement on all material 162. IDJI Material terms - offer and 163. IDJI - Silence as acceptance .. 164. IDJI - Method of acceptance specified by offer .. 165. IDJI Mutual 166. IDJI Contract may be written or oral .. 167. IDJI Necessity for a written 168. IDJI Necessity for written agreement - 169. IDJI Certain agreements must be in 170. IDJI Oral contracts are 171. IDJI Oral contracts - alternate .. 172. IDJI Equitable theories - implied in facts contract .. 173. IDJI - Unjust enrichment equitable 174. IDJI - No unjust enrichment if gift equitable theories .. 175. IDJI Interpretation of contracts - intention of parties .. 176. IDJI Interpretation of contract - witness's testimony, ambiguity of 178.