HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 3.1
BURDEN OF PROOF
Plaintiff(s) has/have the burden of proving by a
preponderance of the evidence every element of each claim that
plaintiff(s) assert(s). Defendant(s) has/have the burden of
proving by a preponderance of the evidence every element of each
affirmative defense that defendant(s) assert(s). In these
instructions, whenever I say that a party must prove a claim or
affirmative defense, that party must prove such claim or
affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence, unless I
instruct you otherwise.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
8baeaae5fa18d95c42f1a6604374ea294938192ef98254996cafca3c0ade5da0
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