UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1604A
Definition: About the Plaintiff - Public Figure or Public Official Plaintiff - Connection to Plaintiff is Reasonable.
[Name of plaintiff] must prove that each allegedly defamatory statement referred to [him/her].
To do so, [name of plaintiff] must prove that one or more recipients of the statements actually understood the statements to be referring to [him/her], and either:
1) [name of defendant] intended the statement to refer to [name of plaintiff], or
2) [name of defendant] knew or was intentionally blind to the facts or circumstances that would cause the recipient(s) to reasonably understand the statement(s) to refer to [name of plaintiff].
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
6318505a5d77e55a03d29e408e559605034f918efde2448444e0b655967e175e
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