Jay Young | Retired Las Vegas, Nevada Judge | Mediator | Arbitrator | Special Master
Nevada Jury Instructions JURY TO CONSIDER ALL THE EVIDENCE In determining whether any proposition has been proved, you should consider all of the evidence bearing on the question without regard to which party produced it. NEV. J.I. 2.01 Jay YoungHon. Jay Young (Ret.) is a retired judicial officer with decades of experience presiding over complex…
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Nevada Jury Instructions LIMITED ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE; PARTIES OR PURPOSE [Whenever evidence has been admitted but limited to one or more parties; you must not consider it as to any other party or parties.] [Whenever evidence has been admitted for a limited purpose, you must not consider it for any other purpose.] NEV. J.I. 2.02…
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Nevada Jury Instructions DISPUTABLE PRESUMPTION; BASIC FACTS ESTABLISHED AS A MATTER OF LAW; JURY QUESTION AS TO PRESUMED FACT The law provides for a disputable presumption that (insert disputable presumption). In this action, it has been established that (insert basic facts). The effect of this disreputable presumption is that it places upon (insert name of party…
Nevada Jury Instructions DISPUTABLE PRESUMPTION; JURY QUESTION AS TO BASIC FACTS AND PRESUMED FACT The law provides for a disputable presumption that (insert disputable presumption). If you find by a preponderance of the evidence that (insert basic facts), then the disputable presumption operations to shift to (insert name of party against whom presumption is directed)…
Nevada Jury Instructions RESPECTIVE BURDENS OF PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT; GENERAL [Except as I have already instructed you upon the law relative to presumptions,] The plaintiff has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence all of the facts necessary to prove the following issues: [Except as I have already instructed you upon the…
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Nevada Jury Instructions DEPOSITION EVIDENCE Certain testimony has been read into evidence from a deposition. A deposition is testimony taken under oath before the trial and preserved in writing. You are to consider that testimony as if it had been given in court. EV. J.I. 2.03 Jay YoungHon. Jay Young (Ret.) is a retired judicial…
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Nevada Jury Instructions RESPECTIVE BURDENS OF PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT; NEGLIGENCE AND CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE The plaintiff has the burden to prove that the plaintiff sustained damage, that the defendant was negligent, and that such negligence was a [proximate] [legal] cause of the damage sustained by the plaintiff. The defendant has the burden of proving, as an…
Nevada Jury Instructions ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES AS EVIDENCE During the course of the trial you have heard reference made to the word “interrogatory”. An interrogatory is a written question asked by one party of another, who must answer it under oath in writing. You are to consider interrogatories and the answers thereto the same as…
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Nevada Jury Instructions INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION SINGLE LEGAL THEORY The plaintiff seeks to establish a claim of negligence. I will now instruct on the law relating to this claim. NEV. J.I. 4.00 Jay YoungHon. Jay Young (Ret.) is a retired judicial officer with decades of experience presiding over complex civil litigation matters. Following a distinguished career…
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Nevada Jury Instructions RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS AS EVIDENCE In this case, as permitted by law, the [plaintiff] [defendant] served on the [defendant] [plaintiff] a written request for the admission of the truth of certain matters of fact. You will regard as being conclusively proved all such matters of fact which were expressly admitted…
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