PJC General Negligence 2022

SUBJECT INDEX [Decimal references are to PJC numbers.]

Agency, ch. 10 in employment relationship, 10.1–10.9, 10.15 respondeat superior, 5.6, 10.6 nonemployee, 10.10 Aggravation of preexisting injury or condition, 28.8 Aggrieved party, 15.1 Alcoholic beverage licensee, liability of, 5.5, 5.6 Allen charge, 1.9 Animal injury, ch. 13 Anticipation of consequences. See Foreseeability Appeals panel decision, consideration of, 15.2 Assault and battery, 6.6 aggravated assault, 31.4 aggravated sexual assault, 31.6 sexual assault, 31.5 Assumption of risk, ch. 3 note, 13.3, 13.5 Attorney’s fees, 7.8, 27.1 Authority, citation of, in comments, Introduction 5, 15.1 Automobile. See Motor vehicle Average weekly wage, ch. 22 B Basic negligence definitions, ch. 2. See also specific headings for definitions of terms child’s degree of care, 2.3 high degree of care, 2.2 negligence, 2.1 ordinary care, 2.1 proximate cause, 2.4

A Abandonment, definition of, for workers’ compensation, 26.2 Access doctrine, 17.7 Accident, unavoidable, 3.4 Accredited educational institution, definition of, for workers’ compensation, 26.3 Act of God, Introduction 4(c), 3.5, 18.1 Admonitory instructions to jury, ch. 1. See also Instructions to jury Allen charge, 1.9 bifurcated trial, 1.4 burden of proof, Introduction 4(f), 1.3 charge of court, 1.3 circumstantial evidence, 1.8 to deadlocked jury, 1.9 discharge of jury, 1.5 on discussing trial, 1.1–1.3, 1.5, 1.6 on jurors’ note-taking, 1.2, 1.3 on jurors’ use of electronic technology, 1.1–1.3 if jury disagrees about testimony, 1.7 if jury permitted to separate, 1.6

after jury selection, 1.2 oral instructions, 1.1, 1.5 parallel theories on damages, 1.12 preponderance of evidence, Introduction 4(f), 1.3 privilege, Fifth Amendment, 1.11 generally no inference, 1.10

spoliation, 1.13 after verdict, 1.5 before voir dire, 1.1 Adult child, parents’ claim for death of, 29.6. See also Child; Minor child

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