NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 635.20
ACTION ON UNVERIFIED ACCOUNT - ISSUE OF LIABILITY.
This issue reads:
"Does the defendant owe the plaintiff money on account?"
On this issue the burden of proof is on the plaintiff. This means
that the plaintiff must prove, by the greater weight of the evidence, that
the plaintiff [sold and delivered goods] [rented property] [rendered
services] [performed labor] [loaned money upon an oral contract]
[provided consideration under an oral agreement for compensation] to the
defendant for which the plaintiff has not been paid.1
As to this issue on which the plaintiff has the burden of proof, if
you find by the greater weight of the evidence that the defendant owes
money to the plaintiff on account, then it would be your duty to answer
this issue "Yes" in favor of the plaintiff.
If, on the other hand, you fail to so find, then it would be your duty
to answer this issue "No" in favor of the defendant.
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 635.20 (May 1991). 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
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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