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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 3101

Animals – Wild Animal – General Instruction and Verdict Form

activein force · 2012-02-17 – presentas-observed

General Instruction

[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant]’s __________ [specify type of wild

animal] harmed or injured [him/her] and that [name of defendant] is legally responsible for

[name of plaintiff]’s damages. To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the

following are more likely true than not true:

1. ___________ [Specify type of wild animal] is a wild animal;

2. [Name of defendant] owned or kept a __________ [specify type of wild animal];

3. The __________ [specify type of wild animal] harmed or injured [name of plaintiff]; and

4. [Name of defendant]’s __________ [specify type of wild animal] was a substantial factor in

causing [name of plaintiff]’s damages.

Definition(s) in this Instruction:

In this instruction, “wild animal” means an animal that is not usually domesticated or that

is not customarily used by people.

Verdict Form

We answer the questions submitted to us as follows:

1. Is _________ [specify type of wild animal] a wild animal?

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] own or keep a __________ [specify type of wild animal]?

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 the __________ [specify type of wild animal] harm or injure [name of plaintiff]?

YES _______ NO _______

If your answer to question 3 is YES, then answer question 4. If you answered NO, stop

here and tell the bailiff.

4. Was [name of defendant]’s __________ [specify type of wild animal] a substantial factor in

causing [name of plaintiff]’s damages?

YES _______ NO _______

If your answer to question 4 is YES, then answer question 5. If you answered NO,

stop here and tell the bailiff.

5. What are [name of plaintiff]’s damages?

$__________ TOTAL

After you have filled out the verdict form, please tell the bailiff that you have reached a verdict.

History

Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 3101 (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: 2f13e8332119238cafcdbecbacb153b5ecb627a19daba31c881fd6665da1f34a

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