NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 102.26
PROXIMATE CAUSE-ACT OF GOD.
An Act of God occurs only by violence of nature without the
interference of any human. It is a natural event resulting from physical
causes alone.1
Where the sole proximate cause of a person's [injury] [damage] is
an Act of God, that person may not recover anything for his [injury]
[damage]. Where an Act of God joins with the negligent act of another in
proximately causing a person's [injury] [damage], that person may
recover for his [injury] [damage].
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 102.26 (May 1994). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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