CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 24:6
Affirmative Defense — Privilege — When Existent — When Lost
For the defendant to establish (insert applicable pronoun) affirmative defense of
privilege (insert applicable pronoun) has the burden of proving (all of the following):
(Insert those facts that the defendant claims gives him or her a privilege and that, if true,
would give the defendant a privilege as a matter of law.)
(Even though the defendant proves [insert applicable pronoun] affirmative defense of
privilege, that defense is lost if the plaintiff proves that the defendant abused [insert
applicable pronoun] privilege. The defendant abused [insert applicable pronoun] privilege if
[describe those facts that the plaintiff claims constitute and that would constitute an abuse of
privilege as a matter of law.]).
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
c077cb2708b8d3f90458d8e6da7d7d06a69407025b71fdfd6b51025d395df980
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