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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 3.05
Res Ipsa Loquitur
[There are two ways by which the plaintiff may prove that the defendant was negligent. The first way is by using evidence of the defendant’s conduct to prove that the defendant did not use reasonable care. The second way is by proving circumstances from which it may be inferred that the defendant did not use reasonable care.]
[The plaintiff may prove that the defendant was negligent by proving circumstances from which it may be inferred that the defendant did not use reasonable care.]
You may decide the defendant was negligent based on the circumstances if you find it more likely true than not true that:
(1) the event that caused the harm does not ordinarily happen unless someone is negligent;
(2) the harmful event was caused by something that was under the defendant’s exclusive control; and
(3) the plaintiff in no way contributed to or caused the harmful event.
You may, but you are not required to, find the defendant was negligent if you find it more likely true than not true that all three conditions are met. The mere fact that harm occurred does not mean that someone was negligent.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 3.05, dated (2008). 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
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