What are the rules relating to failure to give instructions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Weiss v. Baba, 218 Cal.App.2d 45, 32 Cal.Rptr. 137 (Cal. App. 1963):
The rules relating to failure to give instructions are set forth in Mau v. Hollywood Commercial Buildings, Inc., 194 Cal.App.2d 459, 466, 15 Cal.Rptr. 181, 186, as follows:
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