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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 18.05
Excuse - Repossessions
The defendant claims (he)(she)(it) had a legal right to repossess (insert item of property).
The defendant had a legal right to repossess the (insert item of property) if:
(Insert elements necessary to establish the defendant's legal right to repossess the property, e.g.,
(1) existence of a contract of sale or security agreement,
(2) breach of the contract of sale or security agreement) [and]
[(3) the defendant acted reasonably in taking back the (insert item of property) and did so without causing a breach of the peace.]
If you decide these things are more likely true than not true, then you must find in favor of the defendant on this claim.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 18.05, dated 2015. Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
db189b196e1cf0b62475102fca6c9761672b6acd47e97462107ef1354fcb785d
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