FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 451.9
BURDEN OF PROOF ON PRELIMINARY ISSUES
If the greater weight of the evidence does not support (claimant’s) claim on [this issue] [these issues], that (describe preliminary issue), then your verdict on the claim of (claimant) *[because of the claimed breach of fiduciary duty by (name)] should be for (defendant).
If, however, the greater weight of the evidence supports (claimant’s) claim on [this issue] [these issues], that (describe preliminary issue), then you shall consider the other issues on (claimant’s) claim.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
c53698caf1b886d90c335a906876b45517199f4367d65df1749223da5282a9ad
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