WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Civil 400
Spoliation: Inference
[Describe the conduct the court has found to constitute spoliation of evidence.]
You may, but are not required to, infer that ((plaintiff) (defendant)) (describe
spoliation) because producing that evidence would have been unfavorable to (plaintiff)’s
(defendant)’s interest.
(For example: The defendant destroyed all of his or her medical records for patient
care provided prior to (relevant date). You may, but are not required to, infer that the
defendant destroyed his or her medical records from prior to (relevant date) because
producing that evidence would have been unfavorable to defendant’s interest.)
History
Wis JI-Civil 400 (2022). Release No. 53. Wisconsin Court System, 2022. 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
fe892a54554fd141588dc8e088ba98ad2d2435cccf1bc446f37df1d9335f3d6d
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