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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 3504

Invitee - Slip and Fall on Business Premises - Defendant Causes Dangerous Condition - General Instruction and Verdict Form

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

General Instruction

[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] caused [name of plaintiff] to be

injured while on [name of defendant]’s property 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. [Name of defendant] owned or controlled ____________ [describe business property];

2. [Name of plaintiff] went onto ____________ [describe business property] with [name of

defendant]’s express or implied permission for a purpose related to the business;

3. [Name of defendant] failed to act with reasonable care and caused a dangerous condition on

____________ [describe business property];

4. [Name of plaintiff] was injured by the dangerous condition; and

5. [Name of defendant]’s failure to act with reasonable care was a substantial factor in causing

[name of plaintiff]’s damages.

Verdict Form

We answer the following questions submitted to us as follows:

1. Did [name of defendant] own or control ____________ [describe business property]?

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 plaintiff] go onto ____________ [describe business property] with [name of

defendant]’s express or implied permission for a purpose related to the business?

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] fail to act with reasonable care and cause a dangerous condition on

____________ [describe business property]?

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 plaintiff] injured by the dangerous condition?

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. Was [name of defendant]’s failure to act with reasonable care a substantial factor in causing

[name of plaintiff]’s damages?

YES _______ NO ________

If your answer to question 5 is YES, then answer question 6. If you answered NO, stop

here and tell the bailiff.

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

$_________ TOTAL

History

Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 3504 (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: 52b930866cc166495c690702be42151a3ca7debca2cc8e23e162945511d811ae

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