UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1710
Battery.
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] committed a battery against [him or her]. To succeed on this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove the following:
1. [name of defendant] acted intending to:
a. make physical contact with [name of plaintiff] or another person; or
b. put [name of plaintiff] in fear of an immediate physical contact;
and
2. contact with [name of plaintiff] was the direct or indirect result; and
3. the contact was harmful or offensive.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
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