CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 15:26
Negligence — Other Professionals — Defined
(A) (An) (insert appropriate description, e.g., “architect,” “accountant,” etc.) is
negligent when (insert applicable pronoun) (does an act that reasonably careful [insert
pluralized version of appropriate description, e.g., “accountants”] would not do) (or) (fails to
do an act that reasonably careful [insert pluralized version of appropriate description] would
do).
To determine whether (a) (an) (insert appropriate description, e.g., “architect,”
“accountant,” etc.)’s conduct is negligent, you must compare that conduct with what (a)
(an) (insert appropriate description, e.g., “architect,” “accountant,” etc.) having and using
that knowledge and skill of (insert pluralized version of appropriate description, e.g.,
“architects”) practicing (insert appropriate description, e.g., “architecture,” “accountancy,”
etc.), at the same time, would or would not have done under the same or similar
circumstances.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
5a5c74f8f3beb55e59c61cf5207a99fa80bf2a0171d31ea48a468a9b38856354
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