UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1720
False Imprisonment.
[Name of plaintiff] claims [name of defendant] falsely
imprisoned [him]. To succeed on this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove the following
elements:
(1) [Name of defendant] acted with
intent to confine, restrain, or detain [name of plaintiff]; and
(2) [Name of plaintiff] was directly
or indirectly confined, restrained, or detained unlawfully by [name of
defendant]; and
(3) [Name of plaintiff] knew that
[he] was confined, restrained, or detained without [his] consent or was harmed
by the confinement, restraint, or detention.
[Name of plaintiff] can be confined, restrained, or detained
through physical force, verbal threats, or any other actions that would
reasonably lead [him] to believe [he] is not free to leave.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
215aed546b08867d601e2a70bdbb7c20c4a94ba6baa72c618da3dae0aec92f84
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