Recent Amendments to the Contract Business Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms

Amendments to 416 Instructions and Verdict Forms and Joint Instructions under Section 451

SC19-185–In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases and Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases – Joint Report No. 19-01 (opinion released August 29, 2019) authorized the use of a new verdict form under Section 451, Fiduciary Duty (Shared Instructions with Contract and Business).

SC18-1672 – In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases and Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases—Joint Report No. 18-01.

• 451.1 Introduction
• 451.2 Summary of Claims or Contentions
• 451.3 Greater Weight of the Evidence
• 451.4 Existence of Fiduciary Duty Disputed
• 451.5 Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• 451.6 Legal Cause
• 451.7 Preemptive Charges
• 451.8 Preliminary Issue — Vicarious Liability
• 451.9 Burden of Proof on Preliminary Issues
• 451.10 Issues on Main Claim
• 451.11 Burden of Proof on Main Claim
• 451.12 Defense Issues
• 451.13 Burden of Proof on Defense Issues

SC18-867 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases—2018 Report

• “How to Use this Book” section
• 416.4 (Breach of Contract—Essential Factual Elements)
• 416.20 (Interpretation—Construction Against Drafter)
• 416.24 (Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing)
• 416.25 (Affirmative Defense—Mutual Mistake of Fact)
• 416.26 (Affirmative Defense—Unilateral Mistake of Fact)
• 416.41 (Misappropriation of Trade Secrets)
• 416.42(Breach of Duty to Disclose—Residential)
• 416.43 (Piercing the Corporate Veil)
• 416.44 (Legal Status of Entities)
• 416.4646 (Promissory Estoppel)
• Appendix B Introductory Guide
• Form 416.2 Model Form of Verdict for Third-Party Beneficiary of Contract Claim
• Form 416.3 Model Form of Verdict for Formation of Contract
• Form 416.4. Model Form of Verdict for Breach of Contract
• Form 416.5 Model Form of Verdict for Oral or Written Contract Terms
• Form 416.6 Model Form of Verdict for Contract Implied in Fact
• Form 416.7 Model Form of Verdict for Contract Implied in Law
• Form 416.8 Model Form of Verdict for Contract Formation—Offer
• Form 416.10 Model Form of Verdict for Contract Formation—Acceptance
• Form 416.11 Model Form of Verdict for Contract Formation—Acceptance by Silence Or Conduct
• Form 416.12 Model Form of Verdict for Substantial Performance of Contract
• Form 416.13 Model Form of Verdict for Modification of Term(s) Of Contract
• Form 416.14 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation—Disputed Term(s) 
• Form 416.15 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation—Meaning of Ordinary Words
• Form 416.16 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation—Meaning of Disputed Technical or Special Words
• Form 416.17 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation—Construction of Contract as a Whole
• Form 416.18 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation—Construction by Conduct
• Form 416.19 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation of Contract—Reasonable Time
• Form 416.20 Model Form of Verdict for Interpretation—Construction Against Drafter
• Form 416.21 Model Form of Verdict for Existence of Conditions Precedent Disputed
• Form 416.22 Model Form of Verdict for Occurrence of Agreed Condition Precedent of Contract Claim
• Form 416.24. Model Form of Verdict for Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
• Form 416.25. Model Form of Verdict for Affirmative Defense—Mutual Mistake of Fact
• Form 416.32(a) Model Form of Verdict for Affirmative Defense—Statute of Limitations
• Form 416.32 (b) Model Form of Verdict for Statute of Limitations Defense in a Breach of Contract Case
• Form 416.33 Model Form of Verdict for Affirmative Defense—Equitable Estoppel
• Form 416.35 Model Form of Verdict for Affirmative Defense of Contract Claim—Judicial Estoppel
• Form 416.36 Model Form of Verdict for Affirmative Defense—Ratification
• Form 416.37 Model Form of Verdict for Goods Sold and Delivered
• Form 416.38 Model Form of Verdict for Open Account
• Form 416.39 Model Form of Verdict for Account Stated
• Form 416.42 Model Form of Verdict for Breach of Duty to Disclose—Residential
• Form 416.43 Model Form of Verdict for Piercing the Corporate Veil in Contract Claim
• Form 416.44 Model Form of Verdict for Legal Status of Entities in a Contract Claim
• Form 416.46 Model Form of Verdict for Promissory Estoppel

SC12-1931 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions—Contract and Business Cases

Original Adoption of the Instructions and Verdict Forms

To view amendments the Civil Jury Instructions amendments, click here.

There are no pending Jury Instructions– Contracts and Business Cases.