DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 12.3
Malicious Prosecution - Probable Cause
PROBABLE CAUSE – MATTER OF LAW
[I have ruled as a matter of law / It has been stipulated] that probable cause
did not exist when the charges were brought against [plaintiff’s name] by
[defendant’s name]. In your deliberations you need consider only whether
[plaintiff’s name] has proved [describe remaining elements in dispute].
PROBABLE CAUSE – QUESTION OF FACT FOR THE JURY
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
27ec11b60a2da71529913b097a7c0d4fafb5f9f25c49f21b5e29de4ea86d4344
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