DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 5.10
Willful and Wanton Conduct Defined
WILLFUL AND WANTON CONDUCT DEFINED
Willfulness indicates an intent, or a conscious decision, to disregard the rights
of others. Willfulness is a conscious choice to ignore consequences when it is
reasonably apparent that someone will probably be harmed.
Wanton conduct occurs when a person, though not intending to cause harm,
does something so unreasonable and so dangerous that the person either knows or
should know that harm will probably result. It reflects an “I don’t care” attitude.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
108cdd973af54210f84ac5c07fc996d55c9f8e404284f3a64ea9ac672040f467
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