DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 11.14
Defamation – Presumption of Good Reputation
PRESUMPTION OF GOOD REPUTATION
In the absence of contrary evidence, the law presumes that the plaintiff, at the
time any defamatory statements were made, enjoyed a good name and reputation.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
51c8b22b1a7fab84a067de76ccd4f7a7d15e402888b73b3913015d13005f118a
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