CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 424
Negligence Not Contested—Essential Factual Elements
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] was harmed by
[name of defendant]’s negligence. [Name of defendant] agrees that [he/she/
nonbinary pronoun/it] was negligent, but denies that the negligence caused
[[name of plaintiff] any harm/the full extent of the harm claimed by
[name of plaintiff]].
To establish [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun/its] claim against [name of
defendant], [name of plaintiff] must prove both of the following:
1. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and
2. That [name of defendant]’s negligence was a substantial factor in
causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.
New June 2005
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
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