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Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 23.18

Seatbelt Evidence - Curative Instruction

activein force · 2025-10-22 – presentcompiled-edition

SEATBELT EVIDENCE

Ordinarily, you may not consider the use or non-use of a seatbelt as evidence

of [plaintiff’s name]’s negligence. But there are two exceptions:

First, you can consider this evidence in deciding whether there is a defect in the

overall design of the passenger-restraint system; and

Second, you can consider this evidence in deciding whether the use or non-use

of the seatbelt was a supervening cause of [plaintiff’s name]’s enhanced injuries.

Provenance

Source: courts.delaware.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-23
Edition: civ-2025-10-22
Content hash: 4a97f3288164c133ecf1e4a4dfc80276bd88d6c42b9667702a70b1f6efd30d16

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