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Wis JI-Civil 10

Suggested Order of Instructions: Negligence Cases

activein force · 2018-01-01 – presentas-observed

Instruction Subject

50 Preliminary Instruction: Before Trial [If used

(discretionary), they are to be given after jury selection and

before opening statements.]

100 Opening

110 Remarks and Arguments of Counsel

115 Objections of Counsel

120 Ignoring Judge's Demeanor

130 Stricken Testimony

215 Credibility of Witnesses; Weight of Evidence

260 Expert Testimony: General

265 Expert Testimony: Hypothetical Questions

145 Special Verdict Questions: Interrelationship

200 Burden of Proof: Ordinary

Instruction Subject

1005 Negligence Defined

1500 Read the cause question(s) of the verdict; then read 1500

1580 Comparative Negligence

1700 Damages: General

Read the damage questions and instruct after each question

is read using the applicable damage instructions (JI-Civil

1705-1897).

180 Five-Sixths Verdict

190 or 191 Closing

195 Supplemental Instruction Where Jury is Unable to Agree

(If appropriate)

197 Charge After Verdict is Received

History

Wis JI-Civil 10 (2018). ©2018, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee 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: f669ce8d49701a5a132e44d7c87d8d07e795bea1ceae90696d22068c7f10da34

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