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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 4903
Will Contests - Verdict Form - In General
If you find that it is more likely true than not true that the document offered by [name of
proponent] contains all of the requirements necessary for it to be a valid will, then you must
return the following verdict:
“We, the jury, find for [name of proponent].”
If you do not find that it is more likely true than not true that the document offered by
[name of proponent] contains all of the requirements necessary for it to be a legal will, then you
must return the following verdict:
“We, the jury, find for [name of contestant].”
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 4903 (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
0805d461ffec2809417a3a4a3f824e27ce7c0ee68ce833862af0b86def344a6b
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