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Wis JI-Children 150
Witness: Absence
If a party fails to call a material witness within (his) (her) control, or whom it would
be more natural for that party to call than the opposing party, and the party fails to give a
satisfactory explanation for not calling the witness, you may infer that the evidence which the
witness would give would be unfavorable to the party who failed to call the witness.
History
Wis JI-Children 150 (2018). ©2018, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Jury Instructions Committees of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
4c666e1264255c2d572e36e63037936e5ef7448145bc2fe0dde5433f9c88d3e8
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