INTRODUCTION
GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Year NDJI No.
C - 1.00
Introductory Instructions
1986 [Title Page and Nature of Case] (Illustration) C - 1.01
1999 Instruction References C - 1.02
1986 Multiple Plaintiffs C - 1.10
2001 Multiple Defendants C - 1.11
1986 [Counterclaim] [Cross-claim] [Third-party Claim] C - 1.20 1986 Statement of Plaintiff's Claim (Illustration) C - 1.21 1986 Statement of Defense and Issues Tendered by Defendant C - 1.22
(Illustration)
2001 Function of Pleadings C - 1.30
2002 Burden of Proof - Greater Weight of the Evidence C - 1.40 2002 Burden of Proof - Clear and Convincing Evidence C - 1.41
2001 Meaning of "Find" C - 1.50
2003 Party Acting as Own Attorney C - 1.52
1999 Note Taking by Jurors C - 1.55
2013 Duties of Jurors and Conduct C - 1.57
C - 2.00 – 30.99 Tort Liability
2004 Responsibility for Conduct C - 2.01
2003 Negligence C - 2.05
2002 Evidence of Compliance or Non-Compliance With Statute C - 2.06 2005 Gross Negligence Defined (Good Samaritan Act) C - 2.10 2005 Gross Negligence Defined (Acts of a Public Official/Police Officer) C - 2.11
2008 Proximate Cause C - 2.15
2000 Acting in Concert C - 2.17
2004 Measure of Duty of Minor to Exercise Care C - 2.20
1986 Voluntary Intoxication C - 2.25
2002 Malice C - 2.30
1996 Malice of Corporate Officers C - 2.35
2004 Advice of Counsel C - 2.40
2004 Action for Damages by Spouse Against Spouse C - 2.60
2002 Assumption of Risk C - 2.75
2002 Momentary Forgetfulness of Danger C - 2.76
2001 Sudden Emergency C - 2.77
2000 Definition of “Fault” C - 2.80
2002 Comparative Fault C - 2.82
2000 Accident-Causing Fault and Injury-Causing Fault C - 2.84 2000 No Inference of Fault From an Accident or Injury C - 2.86
Motor Vehicle Liability
1986 Operation of Motor Vehicle (General Care Required) C - 3.01 1990 Operation of Motor Vehicle (Speed Restrictions) C - 3.02 2004 Operation of Motor Vehicle (Impaired Driver) C - 3.03 2004 Under the Influence of Intoxicant (Driver of Motor Vehicle) C - 3.05
2003 Duty to Assist C - 3.12
2003 Family Car Doctrine C - 3.16
2001 Right-of-Way at Intersection C - 3.18
1986 Left Turn at Intersection C - 3.20
1986 Duty of Driver Having Right-of-Way C - 3.22
1986 Obedience to Police Officer or Firefighter C - 3.24 1986 Obedience Required to Traffic Control Devices C - 3.26
1986 Traffic Control Devices C - 3.28
2003 Highway Protected by "Yield" Sign C - 3.30 2003 Highway Protected by "Stop" Sign C - 3.32
1986 Pedestrian Control Signals C - 3.34
2003 Flashing Signals C - 3.36
1986 Interference With Official Traffic Control Device or Railroad Sign C - 3.38 or Signal
1986 Stopping Vehicle on Roadway C - 3.40
1986 Drive on Right Side of Roadway - Exceptions C - 3.42 1986 Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions C - 3.44
1986 Overtaking Vehicle on Left C - 3.46
1986 When Overtaking Vehicle on Right Permitted C - 3.48
1986 Limitations on Overtaking on Left C - 3.50
1986 Further Limitations on Driving on Left to Center of Roadway C - 3.52
1986 Class B Authorized Emergency Vehicle C - 3.54
1986 Entering Expressway - Right-of-Way C - 3.56
1986 Care in Towing Trailer C - 3.58
2002 Duty of Driver to Keep Lookout (Railroad Crossing) C - 3.60
1986 Duty to Train Employees - Right-of-Way C - 3.62
2003 Duty of Train Employees - Backing Movement C - 3.64
1986 Duty of Driver to Stop and Wait C - 3.66
2003 Serious Injury - Definition C - 3.70
2002 Duty of Passenger C - 3.80
2003 Passenger Not Responsible for Driver’s Fault C - 3.84 Miscellaneous Torts
1997 Dram Shop Liability C - 5.00
2010 Obviously Intoxicated Person Defined C - 5.10 2010 Sale of Alcoholic Beverages to a Person Under 21 Years of Age Good C - 5.20
Faith Defense
2009 Knowingly (Dram Shop) C - 5.30
2004 Landlord Liability for Animals Known to be Vicious C - 6.40
2004 Civil Conspiracy C - 7.00
2004 Conversion C - 7.10
1994 Deceit C - 8.00
2005 Puffing Not Deceit C - 8.10
1997 Defamation C - 9.00 1997 Libel C - 9.10 1997 Slander C - 9.20 1997 Privileged Communication C - 9.30 1997 Publication C - 9.40 1997 Invasion of Privacy C - 9.50
2007 Drainage of Surface Waters C - 10.00
2006 Watercourse C - 10.10
1986 Drainway C - 10.20
2005 Drainage Along Highways (Maintenance) C - 10.30
2005 Drainage Along Highways (Construction or Reconstruction) C - 10.35 2007 Act of God (Drainage of Surface Waters) C - 10.40
2005 False Imprisonment C - 11.00
2006 Instigation of False Imprisonment) C - 11.30
2008 False Arrest and Unlawful Detention by Private Person C - 11.40
1999 Assault C - 12.00
2013 Justifiable Response to Assault C - 12.05
1999 Battery C - 12.10
2006 Malicious Prosecution (Elements) C - 13.00
2006 Institution of a Proceeding Defined (Malicious Prosecution) C - 13.10 2006 Definition of Probable Cause (Malicious Prosecution) C - 13.20
1994 Medical Negligence (Elements) C - 14.00
1994 Physician's Standard of Care C - 14.10
1994 Malpractice (Emergency Treatment) - Comments Regarding C - 14.15 Elimination of Jury Instruction
2006 Physician's Duty to Disclose (Informed Consent) C - 14.20
1994 Bad Result C - 14.30
1994 Duty of Hospital C - 14.40
2005 Malpractice (Duty of Patient) C - 14.50
1996 Legal Negligence (Elements) C - 15.00
1996 Legal Negligence (Lawyer's Standard of Care) C - 15.15 1996 Legal Negligence (Proximate Cause - Damages) C - 15.20 2006 Roadways, Streets, and Sidewalks - Duty of State or Political C - 16.00
Subdivision
2006 Notice to State or Political Subdivision (Roadways, Streets, and C - 16.05 Sidewalks
2008 Ice and Snow C - 16.07
2008 Duty of State for Damages Caused by [Snow and Ice] [Frost or Loose Snow] on Highways or Sidewalks Not Abutting a State Owned
2008 Liability of Municipality for Damages Caused by [Snow and Ice] C - 16.10 [Frost or Loose Snow] on [Sidewalk] [Crosswalk]
1996 Pedestrian - General Duty C - 16.11
1995 Duty of Pedestrian - Traffic Control Devices C - 16.13 1995 Duty of Pedestrian Crossing Roadway in Crosswalk C - 16.14 1995 Duty of Pedestrian Crossing Roadway - No Crosswalk C - 16.15
1995 Pedestrian on Roadway C - 16.16
2002 Duty of Care Owed by School C - 16.18
1994 Landlord/Tenant Common Area - Duty C - 17.00
1994 Unsafe Condition of Premises C - 17.05
1995 Duty of Owner, Occupant, or Lessor of Premises C - 17.08 2003 Duty of Possessor to Lawful Entrant - Injury Caused by C - 17.10
Condition of Premises
1995 Duty to Trespasser C - 17.20
1995 Premises Dangerous to Child C - 17.30
2005 Loss of Consortium C - 18.00
1991 Duty of Insurance Agent C - 19.00
2003 Insurer’s Duty to Act in Good Faith C - 19.10
1997 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress C - 20.00
1997 Severe Defined C - 20.10
1997 Extreme and Outrageous Defined C - 20.15
1997 Effect of Relationship of Parties C - 20.20
1997 Susceptibility of Plaintiff C - 20.30
1997 Intentional and Reckless Defined C - 20.40
1998 Permissible Conduct C - 20.50
2005 Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress for the Safety of Another C - 20.65 2006 Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress for the Plaintiff’s Own Safety C - 20.66
2007 Strict Products Liability C - 21.00
2007 Defective and Unreasonably Dangerous Defined C - 21.01 2007 Product Bearing an Adequate Warning Not Defective C - 21.02
2007 Product Liability Negligence C - 21.03
2007 Warning C - 21.05
2007 Knowledge and Obviousness of Danger C - 21.06
2007 Rebuttable Heeding Presumption C - 21.07
2007 Negligent Failure to Warn of a Danger Learned Post-Sale C - 21.25
2007 Alteration or Modification C - 21.30
2002 Assumption of Risk (Strict Products Liability) C - 21.35
2007 Misuse C - 21.40
2007 Government and Industry Standards C - 21.41
2008 Extended Use C - 21.42
2000 Sex Discrimination (Hostile Work Environment) C - 22.10
2005 Wrongful Death C - 23.00
2004 Intentional Interference With Contract C - 24.00
2003 Unlawful Interfence With Business C - 24.10
2013 Employer Retaliation C - 26.00 2013 Elements of a Retaliatory Discharge Claim C - 26.01
2013 Protected Activity C - 26.02
2013 Causal Connection C - 26.03
C - 40.00 Wills and Gifts
2004 Omitted Spouse C - 40.01
2004 Intent of Testator C - 40.05
1996 Disposition of Property by Will - General Considerations C - 40.10
1996 Undue Influence - Burden of Proof C - 40.20
1996 Undue Influence - Essential Elements C - 40.25
2004 Previous Proceedings C - 40.30
2005 Findings – Validity of Will (Undue Influence) C - 40.35
2005 Gift of Personal Property C - 40.40
C - 50.00 Contracts
1995 Contract Defined C - 50.01
1995 Contract - Parties C - 50.02
1995 Contract - Third Party Beneficiary C - 50.04
1995 Contract - Object C - 50.06
1995 Contract - Express or Implied C - 50.08
1995 Contracts - Oral or Written C - 50.10
1995 Contracts - Mutual Consent C - 50.12
1995 Contracts - Revocation C - 50.16
1995 Contracts - Consideration C - 50.18
1995 Contracts - Modification C - 50.20
1995 Contracts - Conditions Precedent, Concurrent, or Subsequent C - 50.22
1995 Contract - Interpretation C - 50.24
1986 Waiver C - 50.26
1999 Unintentional Misrepresentation - Contract C - 50.32
1999 Constructive Fraud C - 50.34
1995 Contract - Breach C - 50.50
2007 Bailment for Mutual Benefit C - 52.00
2007 Implied Warranty of Bailor C - 52.05
2007 Warranty of Bailor Limited C - 52.08
2004 Duty of Carrier (Passengers) C - 52.20
2004 Duty of Carrier (Property) C - 52.25
1986 Claim Under Non-owned Automobile Provision of Insurance Policy C - 52.40 C - 55.00
1997 Agency C - 55.01 1997 Agent's Authority is Either Actual or Apparent C - 55.02
1997 Ratification C - 55.04
1997 Agent Represents Principal C - 55.06
1997 Apparent Agency - Basis of Authority C - 55.08
1997 Agency - Burden of Proof C - 55.10
2010 Negligence of Agent Chargeable to Principal C - 55.12 2010 Employer Responsible for Fault of Employee C - 55.13 1986 Alternative Findings (Negligence Action - Disputed Agency) C - 55.14
(Illustration)
1998 Joint Ventures C - 55.20
2010 Independent Contractor - Distinction C - 55.25
2010 Partnership C - 55.40 2010 Liability of Partner C - 55.45 2010 Acts of Partners C - 55.46 2010 Purported Partner C - 55.50 2010 Representation as Partner C - 55.55 C - 60.00 Defenses
See Cross Reference for Number Changes (APPENDIX) C - 70.00
Damages
2000 Damages (In General) C - 70.01
2003 Damages (Liability Admitted) C - 70.02
2000 Damages Defined C - 70.04
2004 Burden of Proving Damages C - 70.06
2003 Adequate Compensation (Tort) C - 70.10
2003 Damages - Aggravation of Pre-existing Condition C - 70.22
2004 Aggravation of Pre-existing Condition C - 70.24
1993 Condition Unrelated to Defendant's Wrongdoing C - 70.26
2004 Workmen's Compensation Benefits C - 70.30
2000 Elements of Damages (Personal Injury) C - 70.35
2005 Loss of Consortium C - 70.37
1995 Elements of Damages (Wrongful Death) C - 70.38
2004 Special Items of Detriment (Wrongful Death) C - 70.40
2002 Life Expectancy (Wrongful Death) C - 70.47
2002 Life Expectancy C - 70.50
2001 Damages for Future Detriment Reduced to Present Worth C - 70.52 1986 Measure of Damages (Wrongful Detention) C - 70.54
1986 Reasonable Value or Fair Market Value C - 70.58 2004 When Peculiar Value to Person Deemed Value C - 70.60 2008 Measure of Damages [False Imprisonment] [Malicious Prosecution] C - 70.62
2005 Exemplary Damages Not Allowable C - 70.65
2006 Exemplary or Punitive Damages C - 72.00
1996 Exemplary Damages - Compensatory Damages Required C - 72.02 2005 Exemplary Damages (Products Liability) C - 72.04
2005 Exemplary Damages (Impaired Driver) C - 72.05
2006 Exemplary Damages (Principal/Agent) C - 72.06
2007 Exemplary Damages (Harm to Others) C - 72.07
2005 Oppression C - 72.10
1995 Fraud as a Basis for Exemplary Damages C - 72.12
2005 Actual Malice C - 72.16
2005 Measure of Damages (Benefit of the Bargainl) C - 73.00 2005 Measure of Damages (Contracts in General) C - 74.00
2004 Value of Property to Seller C - 74.02
2004 Value of Property to [Buyer] [Owner] C - 74.04
2004 Loss of Profits as Damages C - 74.06
2004 Measure of Damages (Goods Not as Represented or Warranted) C - 74.08
2004 Value of Attorney's Services C - 74.12
1991 Fair Value Defined (Deficiency Judgment) C - 74.15
2008 Elements of Damages (Miscellaneous) C - 74.20
2001 Duty to Avoid or Minimize Damages C - 74.25
2005 Quotient Verdict C - 74.40
1997 Interest on Damages C - 74.60
C - 75.00 Eminent Domain
2006 Eminent Domain C - 75.01
2008 Propriety of Taking Not in Issue C - 75.03
2006 Burden of Proof (Eminent Domain) C - 75.04
2008 Just Compensation for Property Taken C - 75.05
2008 Special Needs and Values Disregarded C - 75.06
2008 Severance Damages C - 75.10
2008 Damage to Business C - 75.12
2008 [Lack] [Impairment] of Access After Taking C - 75.14 2008 When Right to [Compensation] [and] [Damages] Accrues C - 75.16
2008 Limitation of Award C - 75.18
2008 Consequential Damages C - 75.20
2008 Allowance for Benefit C - 75.22
2008 Cost of Moving Personal Property C - 75.24
2008 Controlled-Access Facility Defined C - 75.28
C - 80.00 Evidence
1998 Weight and Credibility C - 80.01
2001 Impeachment C - 80.02
2011 Lay Opinion C - 80.04
2010 Testimony of Expert C - 80.05
2001 Oral Admission Viewed with Caution C - 80.06
2010 Testimony of Property Owner C - 80.08
2001 [Audio-Visual] Depositions C - 80.10
2010 Interrogatories C - 80.12
2001 Failure to Produce [Evidence] [Witness] C - 80.30
2001 Number of Witnesses C - 80.32
2001 Proof of Fact by Testimony of Single Witness C - 80.34
2008 Preceding a View C - 80.39
2008 View of Premises C - 80.40
1998 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence C - 80.50
2001 Res Ipsa Loquitur C - 80.54
2010 Insurance Admonition C - 80.56
2008 Presumption C - 80.60
2008 Presumption of Fair Market Value (Deficiency Judgment) (Without
Notice and/or Commercial Reasonableness) C - 80.66 2008 Presumption of Fair Market Value (Deficiency Judgment) (With
Notice and Commercial Reasonableness) C - 80.67
2001 Intent C - 80.70
C - 85.00 Closing Instructions
2006 Statements by Counsel and Judge C - 85.01
2006 Duty to Accept Law From Court C - 85.10
2010 Judicial Notice C - 85.11
1996 Fair Treatment Under the Law C - 85.15
2006 Deliberations and Conduct of Jury C - 85.20
2008 Sealed Verdict C - 85.30
2006 Forms of Verdict and Submission of Case (General Verdict C - 85.52 With Interrogatories)
2006 Forms of Verdict and Submission of Case (Special Verdict) C - 85.54 2006 Duty of the Jury/Deadlocked Jury [Allen Charge] C - 85.70
2006 Assisting Jurors at Impasse C - 85.75
C - 90.00 Verdict Forms
2013 General Verdict for Defendant (Illustration) (DELETED) C - 90.05 2013 General Verdict for Plaintiff and for Dismissal of Counterclaim C - 90.10
(Illustration) (DELETED)
2013 General Verdict for Defendant on Counterclaim and for Dismissal of C - 90.15 Plaintiff's Claim (Illustration) (DELETED)
2013 General Verdict of Dismissal of Claim and Counterclaim (DELETED) C - 90.20 2008 Verdict Invalidating Will (Illustration) C - 90.25
2008 Verdict Upholding Will (Illustration) C - 90.26
2008 Verdict for Plaintiff - Conversion - Exemplary Damages (Illustration) C - 90.30 2008 Verdict Awarding Compensation and Damages in Eminent Domain C - 90.35
(Illustration)
2013 Special Verdict - Comparative Negligence (Illustration) C - 90.50
