CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 23:3
Recklessly or with Intent — Defined
A person intends to cause another severe emotional distress if that person engages in
conduct for the purpose, in whole or in part, of causing severe emotional distress in another
person, or knowing that his or her conduct is certain or substantially certain to have that
result.
A person whose conduct causes severe emotional distress in another person has
acted recklessly if, at the time, that person knew, or, because of other facts known to him or
her, reasonably should have known that there was a substantial probability that his or her
conduct would cause severe emotional distress in another person.
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
5868b7f36f21febaa0345b7404be4fb757c0d5065e9352c8af9df8db51ee5710
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