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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 3612
Products Liability - Intervening Cause Defense
If you find that it is more likely true than not true:
1. That ____________________ [describe the intervening act or cause] occurred after the
__________ [specify the product] left [name of defendant]’s control; and
2. [Name of defendant] did not reasonably anticipate the ____________________ [describe the
intervening act or cause]; and
3. The ____________________ [describe the intervening act or cause] was [a/the] substantial
factor in causing [name of plaintiff]’s damages,
then you shall find in favor of [name of defendant] on [his/her/its] defense.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 3612 (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
76ba987656ec94d1b1af0b84020ecb03eae9db60bc023cca3706f261b56db292
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