NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 104.35
CONTENTIONS OF CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.
In this case, the defendant contends, and the plaintiff denies, that
the plaintiff was negligent in one or more of the following ways:1
(Read all contentions of contributory negligence supported by
the evidence.)
The defendant further contends, and the plaintiff denies, that
plaintiff's negligence was a proximate cause of and contributed to the
plaintiff's [injury] [damage].
I instruct you that contributory negligence is not to be presumed
from the mere fact of [injury] [damage].
(Give law as to each contention of contributory negligence
included above.)
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 104.35 (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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