NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 102.35
CONTENTIONS OF NEGLIGENCE.
In this case, the plaintiff contends, and the defendant denies, that
the defendant was negligent in one or more of the following ways:
(Read all contentions of negligence supported by the
evidence.)
The plaintiff further contends, and the defendant denies, that the
defendant's negligence was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's [injury]
[damage].
I instruct you that negligence is not to be presumed from the mere
fact of [injury] [damage].
(Give law as to each contention of negligence included
above.)
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 102.35 (March 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.
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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