CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 2.6-2
Burden of Proof - Affirmative Defenses
The defendant in this case, (in addition to / instead of) denying the claims made by the plaintiff,
has affirmatively asserted certain special defenses to the plaintiff's claims. I will review these
special defenses with you in a moment. The defendant has the burden of proof as to the
allegations of any special defenses upon which the defendant relies. The plaintiff does not have
the burden to disprove the allegations of the defendant's special defenses. Rather, each party has
the burden of proving that party's own claims and no burden to disprove the claims of that party's
adversary.
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- jud.ct.gov
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- 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23
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