Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 23.9

CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES –-

WEIGHING CONFLICTING TESTIMONY

You are the sole judges of each witness’s credibility. That includes the parties.

You should consider each witness’s means of knowledge; strength of memory;

opportunity to observe; how reasonable or unreasonable the testimony is; whether it

is consistent or inconsistent; whether it has been contradicted; the witnesses’ biases,

prejudices, or interests; the witnesses’ manner or demeanor on the witness stand; and

all circumstances that, according to the evidence, could affect the credibility of the

testimony.

If you find the testimony to be contradictory, you must try to reconcile it, if

reasonably possible, so as to make one harmonious story of it all. But if you cannot

do this, then it is your duty and privilege to believe the testimony that, in your

judgment, is most believable and disregard any testimony that, in your judgment, is

not believable.