How should a jury be instructed in terms of "vital issues" at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Toste v. Calportland Constr., 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 522, 245 Cal.App.4th 362 (Cal. App. 2016):
but should instruct the jury on vital issues in terms that relate to the particular case before it. [Citations.]" (Self v. General Motors Corp. (1974) 42 Cal.App.3d 1, 10, 116 Cal.Rptr. 575.)
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