NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 102.10
NEGLIGENCE ISSUE-BURDEN OF PROOF.
This (state number) issue reads:
"Was the plaintiff [injured] [damaged] by the negligence of the
defendant?"1
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 defendant was negligent and that such negligence was a proximate
cause of the plaintiff's [injury] [damage].
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 102.10 (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
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
22247c1c925c61185da4880216e3b6a52e58b4504e88530fe7fc3b6517655ac5
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