CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 9:7
Negligence — Defined — Inherently Dangerous Activities
One carrying on an inherently dangerous activity such as the (insert an appropriate
description, e.g., “transmission of electricity”) must exercise the highest possible degree of
skill, care, caution, diligence, and foresight with regard to that activity, according to the
best technical, mechanical, and scientific knowledge and methods which are practical and
available at the time of the claimed conduct which caused the claimed injury. The failure to
do so is negligence.
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
51bc0e44201524a5d1fbffabb9d3e168e8c7aaf09251f5a76aa9f7b90efe9a96
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