CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 30:20
Defense — Duress
The defendant, (name), is not legally responsible to the plaintiff, (name), on the
plaintiff’s claim of breach of contract if the affirmative defense of duress is proved. This
defense is proved if you find both of the following:
1. At the time the defendant entered into the (claimed) contract, the defendant was
not acting of (insert applicable pronoun) own free will; and
2. The plaintiff caused the defendant’s lack of free will by (insert the wrongful act or
threat that the court has determined to be legally sufficient to constitute duress).
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
414500466291d25a43ff2f14686e604343cd32c6ce04740ea2246ccfce7d2a3e
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