What is the test for instructing a jury to consider a plaintiff's claim that they were not entitled to a jury instruction?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Harris v. O'Hare, Docket No. 12-4350-cv (2nd Cir. 2014):

9. "A litigant is entitled to an instruction on a claim where that claim is supported by evidence of probative value." Anderson v. Branen, 17 F.3d 552, 557 (2d Cir. 1994). "All that a party needs to show is that there is some evidence supporting the theory behind the instruction so that a question of fact may be presented to the jury." Id. While it would have been useful for our review to have a transcript of the district court's reasons for including this jury instruction, the record clearly reveals that there was insufficient probative evidence of urgency to justify the instruction.

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