CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 15:8
Affirmative Defense — Consent, Express or Implied
The defendant, (name), is not legally responsible to the plaintiff, (name), on (insert
applicable pronoun) claim of battery if the affirmative defense of consent is proved. This
defense is proved if you find the plaintiff gave express or implied consent to the (operation)
(treatment) that was performed.
Express consent may be given orally or in writing. Implied consent means words or
conduct of the plaintiff that led the defendant reasonably to believe that the plaintiff was
consenting to the (operation) (treatment).
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
5c638a7421f0e8936e3727b972ac6eac1d5e8e687aed503706e93440757502a9
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