Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 2706

General Instruction

[Name of defendant] claims that [he/she] is not legally responsible for [name of

plaintiff]’s damages because [name of defendant] gave [name of plaintiff] emergency medical

treatment at the scene of an accident or on the way to a hospital. To establish this defense, [name

of defendant] must prove all of the following are more likely true than not true:

1. [Name of plaintiff] was injured [at/in] _____________________ [describe the accident];

2. [Name of defendant] gave [name of plaintiff] emergency medical treatment

_____________________ [specify (1) at the scene of the accident or (2) on the way to a

hospital]; and

3. [Name of defendant] acted with good intentions and with reasonable care.

Verdict Form

We answer the questions submitted to us as follows:

1. Was [name of plaintiff] injured [at/in] _____________________ [describe the accident]?

YES _______ NO _______

If your answer to question 1 is YES, then answer question 2. If you answered NO, stop

here and tell the bailiff.

2. Did [name of defendant] give [name of plaintiff] emergency medical treatment

_____________________ [specify (1) at the scene of the accident or (2) on the way to a

hospital]?

YES _______ NO _______

If your answer to question 2 is YES, then answer question 3. If you answered NO, stop

here and tell the bailiff.

3. Did [name of defendant] act with good intentions and with reasonable care?

YES _______ NO _______

If your answers to questions 1-3 are YES, then you must find in favor of [name of

defendant] on [his/her] defense.