FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 401.22
DEFENSE ISSUES
If, however, the greater weight of the evidence supports [(claimant’s) claim] [one or more of (claimant’s) claims], then you shall consider the defense[s] raised by (defendant).
On the [first]* defense, the issue[s] for you to decide [is] [are]:
*The order in which the defenses are listed below is not necessarily the order in which the instructions should be given.
a. Comparative negligence generally:
whether (claimant or person for whose injury or death claim is made) was [himself] [herself] negligent in (describe alleged negligence) and, if so, whether that negligence was a contributing legal cause of injury or damage to (claimant).
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
98e679e097080764f048da35f4f8164fac523f4a3537aa43fc00a52cb5603dab
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