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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 1208
Assault – Insulting Words Defense - Standard of Care
A person who commits an assault as a result of having insulting words stated to [him/her]
may not be legally responsible for any [harm/injury/injuries] as a result of the assault if the
assault was justifiable or excusable as a result of the insulting words.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 1208 (current as of February 17, 2012). Submitted in 2012 by the Mississippi Model Jury Instructions Commission (created by the Supreme Court of Mississippi by order of December 30, 2008) and published by the Court on courts.ms.gov. The Court states that these model jury instructions have not been adopted or approved by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
5bcdc07db17f35f013a0dcd080e4d15136b4a7c813db5a963ac26a7f053f3ee8
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