CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 3.13-1
Assault
The plaintiff alleges that the conduct of the defendant constituted an assault.
An assault is an act that causes another person to be placed in imminent apprehension of a
harmful or offensive contact with that person.
The plaintiff must have believed that the act would result in imminent contact unless prevented
by self-defensive action or flight or the intervention of some outside force.
A harmful contact is one that causes physical impairment of the condition of another's body,
physical pain, or illness. An offensive contact is one that offends a reasonable sense of personal
dignity.
The act must be done by the defendant intentionally, wantonly, or without the exercise of due
care.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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