DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 12.4
Malice Defined
MALICE DEFINED
In this case [plaintiff’s name] must show that [defendant’s name] acted with
malice. To be malicious, the acts of [defendant’s name] must have been done with
a wrongful or improper motive or with a wanton disregard of [plaintiff’s name]
rights. Malice does not necessarily mean that there was actual spite, ill will, or a
grudge, although they may have existed.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
4a873c1aa447546af8a7886e7f40f2c3f1273a40e75fb45e78cccfed0d269681
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