Civil Jury Instructions – Trespass and Nuisance – Comment period expires March 27, 2021

The following proposed Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions addressing trespass and nuisance have been published.

CV1201 – Trespass to real property
CV1202 – Trespass to personal property
CV1203 – Consent
CV1204 – Implied consent – custom and usage
CV1205 – Damages – nominal damages
CV1206 – Nuisance – introductory instruction
CV1207 – Nuisance per se
CV1208 – Statutory nuisance claim
CV1209 – Common law private nuisance claim
CV1210 – Statutory public nuisance claim
CV1211 – Damages for nuisance
CV1212 – Non-economic damages for nuisance
CV1213 – Reasonableness

Click here to review the Trespass and Nuisance Jury Instructions. Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through March 27, 2021, the instructions are ready for use. The Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The Judicial Council also encourages judges and practitioners to continuously share their experiences using any of the published instructions with the Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee.