What is the standard of instruction for a jury in a personal injury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Letizia v. Wentworth, Paoli, & Purdy, LLP, G049384 (Cal. App. 2015):
"'A party is entitled upon request to correct, nonargumentative instructions on every theory of the case advanced by him [that] is supported by substantial evidence.'" (Major v. Western Home Ins. Co. (2009) 169 Cal.App.4th 1197, 1217.) "'Instructions should state rules of law in general terms and should not be calculated to amount to an argument to the jury in the guise of a statement of law.'" (Ibid.)
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