PJC General Negligence 2022

Contents

C HAPTER 6

NT I ENTIONAL P ERSONAL T ORTS

PJC 6.1

False Imprisonment—Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

PJC 6.2

False Imprisonment—Instruction on Unlawful Detention by Threat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 False Imprisonment—Instruction on Defense of Privilege to Investigate Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

PJC 6.3

PJC 6.4

Malicious Prosecution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

PJC 6.5

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

PJC 6.6

Assault and Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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C HAPTER 7

HE T FT L IABILITY

PJC 7.1

Owner of Property at Issue—Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

PJC 7.2

Theft of Property—Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

PJC 7.3

Theft of Service—Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Conversion of Property—Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

PJC 7.4

Theft Damages—Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

PJC 7.5

Sample Instructions—Actual Damages for Theft. . . . . . . . . . . . 105

PJC 7.6

PJC 7.7

Additional Damages—Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

PJC 7.8

Attorney’s Fees—Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

PJC 7.9

Conversion Damages—Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

PJC 7.10

Sample Instructions—Actual Damages for Conversion. . . . . . . 114

PJC 7.11

Predicate Question and Instruction on Award of Exemplary Damages for Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

PJC 7.12

Question and Instruction on Exemplary Damages . . . . . . . . . . . 119

PJC 7.13

Question and Instruction for Imputing Liability for Exemplary Damages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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