Recent Changes

The revision date indicates the date the Civil Jury Instructions Committee approved the adoption or substantive revision of an instruction. When there has been a minor stylistic change or an update to the commentary, but the substantive body of the instruction remains the same, it will be indicated by a parenthetical date for modification. E.g., “Revised to December 1, 2007 (modified June 15, 2008)” means that on June 15, 2008, the instruction or its commentary was modified in some minor way that did not affect the substance of the instruction.
 

January 27, 2012
Revised Instructions
The following instruction was revised by the committee:

• 2.9-1 Sympathy/Prejudice - Revised in light of recommendations made by the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity.

December 9, 2011
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

• 3.10-5 Product Liability - Malfunction Doctrine
• 4.2-16 Defense - Duress

September 30, 2011
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

• 2.5-5 Testimony of Police Officials
• 4.2-15 Defense – Undue Influence

June 24, 2011
Revised Instructions
The following instruction was revised by the committee:

• 3.16-2 Fraud or Intentional Misrepresentation - Revised to state the burden of proof as the preponderance of the evidence for the fourth element of fraud; added footnote to address the change in the burden of proof where the charge is an insurer’s special defense; updated authorities.

June 3, 2011
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

• 3.11-6 Damages – Retraction under General Statutes § 52-237
• 4.4-11 Termination of Agent’s Apparent Authority

• 4.4-19 Joint and Several Contracts - Revised the charge to address the possibility that depending on the circumstances, the defendants may not be equally liable for performance of the contract.

• 3.4-8 Damages – Duty to Mitigate (or Minimize)
• 3.4-9 Damages – Economic without Non-Economic
• 3.7-19 Family Car Doctrine - General Statutes § 52-182

• 1.1-12 Self-Representation
• 4.4-19 Joint and Several Contracts

• 3.9-17 Commercial Mode of Operation

• 1.1-11 Use of an Interpreter at Trial
• 3.3-4 Governmental Immunity - Municipal Employee
• 3.3-5 Governmental Immunity - Imminent Harm Exception
• 4.4-7 Ratification by the Principal
• 4.4-18 Joint Ventures

October 8, 2010
Revised Instruction
The following instruction was revised by the committee:

• 5.1-1 Use of Excessive Force (Violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983)
   

March 5, 2010
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

• 4.2-14 Substantial Performance of a Contract
• 4.4-5 Capacity to Contract - Actual or Implied Authority
• 4.4-6 Capacity to Contract - Apparent Authority
• 4.4-8 Knowledge or Notice of Agent Imputed to Principal
• 4.4-9 Termination of Agent's Actual Authority
• 4.4-10 Termination of Agent's Actual Authority - Notice to Third Parties
• 4.4-31 Bailor – Bailee Relationship
   

November 20, 2009
Revised Instruction
The following instruction was revised by the committee:

• 1.1-1 Obligation of Juror's Oath

November 1, 2009
New Instruction
The following new instruction was approved by the committee:

• 4.2-13 Material Breach of Contract
   

May 1, 2009
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

March 1, 2009
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

• 3.10-3 Product Liability – Comparative Responsibility (Causation)

• 3.11-11 Defenses – Public Figure

• 4.4-22 Assignment

February 3, 2009
New Instructions
The following new instructions were approved by the committee:

• 4.4-1 Minors
• 4.4-2 Guardianship
• 4.4-3 Mental Illness or Defect
• 4.4-4 Agency - Defined

November 7, 2008
New Instruction
The following new instruction was approved by the committee:

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