NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 806.02
CONVERSION - DEFENSE OF SALE (OR EXCHANGE).
The (state number) issue reads:
"Did the plaintiff sell the (name personal property) to the
defendant?"
On this issue the burden of proof is on the defendant. This means
that the defendant must prove, by the greater weight of the evidence,
that the plaintiff sold the (name personal property) to him.
A "sale" consists of the passing of ownership from the seller to the
buyer for a price1 or other valuable consideration.2
Finally, as to this issue on which the defendant has the burden of
proof, if you find by the greater weight of the evidence that the plaintiff
sold the (name personal property) to the defendant, then it would be
your duty to answer this issue "Yes" in favor of the defendant.
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 plaintiff.
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 806.02 (May 1996). 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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