UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV209
"Cause" defined.
I've instructed you before that fault is a wrongful act or failure to act. You must also determine whether a person's fault caused the harm.
As used in the law, the word "cause" has a special meaning, and you must use this meaning whenever you apply the word. "Cause" means that:
(1) the person's act or failure to act produced the harm directly or set in motion events that produced the harm in a natural and continuous sequence;
and
(2) the person's act or failure to act could be foreseen by a reasonable person to produce a harm of the same general nature.
There may be more than one cause of the same harm.
Provenance
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- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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