WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Civil 2551
Invasion of Privacy: Highly Offensive Intrusion; Wis. Stat. § 995.50(2)(a)
(Plaintiff) claims that (defendant) invaded (his) (her) privacy1 by (insert intrusion). To
prove this claim, (plaintiff) must prove the following three elements:
1. (Defendant) intruded upon the privacy of (plaintiff);
2. The intrusion by (defendant) was of a nature that would be highly offensive2 to a
reasonable person; and
3. The intrusion occurred (in a place that a reasonable person would consider private)
(in a manner involving trespass).
(Definition of trespass; See Wis JI-Civil 8012)
SPECIAL VERDICT
Did (defendant) violate (plaintiff)’s right to privacy by (__________)?
Answer:
Yes or No
History
Wis JI-Civil 2551 (1/2024). Release No. 56. Wisconsin Court System, 1/2024. 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
3b7413562123ef8458a209730f654ff7ea43076707f2b80005f2e0d901b2bab0
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