UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV2121
Novation.
[Name of defendant] claims that [he] did not need to perform [his] [describe old contract obligations] under the old contract because of a new contract that substitutes [name of new party] who will perform in [his] place,.
To succeed on this claim, [Name of defendant] must prove all of the following:
(1) There was a contract between [name of plaintiff] and [name of defendant].
(2) There is a new contract, agreed to by all of the parties, that replaces the old contract and substitutes the performance of a new party in place of [name of defendant].
(3) [Name of plaintiff] intended to accept the new party as a substitute for [name of defendant] and to release [name of defendant] of [his] obligations under the old contract.
Provenance
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- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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