FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 404.11
BURDEN OF PROOF ON MENTAL DISTRESS CLAIM
If the greater weight of the evidence does not support the claim of (claimant) for mental distress, your verdict should be for (defendant) on this issue.
However, if the greater weight of the evidence does support the claim of (claimant) for mental distress, then your verdict should be for (claimant) and against (defendant) on this issue.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
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