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Wis JI-Civil 1277
Safety Belt: Failure to Use
The automobile in which (plaintiff) was (driving) (a passenger) was equipped with
safety belts. Question _____ asks whether (plaintiff) was negligent in failing to use an
available safety belt. In answering this question, you must determine if the omission by
(plaintiff) to use an available safety belt was a failure to exercise ordinary care for (his) (her)
own safety.
If you determine that (plaintiff) was negligent in failing to use an available safety belt,
you should answer question _____ which asks whether (plaintiff)'s failure to use the safety
belt was a cause of (plaintiff)'s injuries.
If you determine that the failure to use a safety belt was a cause of (plaintiff)'s injuries,
you should then determine what percentage of (plaintiff)'s total damages were caused by the
failure to wear an available safety belt.
(Burden of Proof, Wis JI-Civil 200)
SPECIAL VERDICT
Question _____: At and just before the accident was (plaintiff) negligent in failing to wear an
available safety belt?
Answer: _________
Yes or No
Question _____: If you answer question _____ "yes," then answer this question:
Was such negligence a cause of (plaintiff)'s injuries?
Answer: _________
Yes or No
Question _____: If you answer question _____ "yes," then answer this question:
Assuming the total damages to be 100%, what percentage of (plaintiff)'s total
damages was caused by the failure to wear an available safety belt?
Answer: ________%
History
Wis JI-Civil 1277 (2009). ©2009, 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
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