CACI No. 3713

[Name of defendant] has a duty that cannot be delegated to another

person arising from [insert name, popular name, or number of regulation,

statute, or ordinance /a contract between the parties/ other , e.g., the

landlord-tenant relationship]. Under this duty, [insert requirements of

regulation, statute, or ordinance or otherwise describe duty].

[Name of plaintiff] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] was harmed by

the conduct of [name of third party] and that [name of defendant] is

responsible for this harm. To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must

prove all of the following:

1. That [name of defendant] hired [name of third party] to [describe

job involving nondelegable duty e.g., assemble a product];

2. That [name of third party] [specify wrongful conduct in breach of

duty, e.g., did not comply with this law];

3. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and

4. That [name of third party]’s conduct was a substantial factor in

causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.

New October 2004; Revised June 2010, November 2024, July 2025 *