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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 321
Gross Negligence - Punitive Damages Standard
Gross negligence shows a willful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 321 (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
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