DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 8.1
Duty of Professional
DUTY OF A PROFESSIONAL
[Plaintiff’s name] has alleged that [defendant’s name] was negligent in
[identify the alleged negligent conduct]. One who undertakes to render services in
the practice of a profession or trade is always required to exercise the skill and
knowledge normally held by members in good standing of that profession or trade
in communities similar to this one.
If you find that [defendant’s name] held [himself / herself / itself] out as having
a particular degree of skill in [his/her] trade or profession, then the degree of skill
required of [defendant’s name] is that which [he/she/it] held [his/her/itself] out as
having.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
74af23d0f164c8d1d87aad97e3578d5ce61f3a22a7d3b2d509d36a0001e24222
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