Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions
The Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions are created as models, checklists, or minimum standards. It may be necessary to modify instructions to accommodate the facts of the case. There is not a model instruction for every situation. Comments or directions in brackets, italics, or parenthesis may describe special conditions for use, or other cautionary or explanatory material.
Cite these instructions as: Wis JI-Civil
Browse the jury instructions using the table of contents below, or print the entire instruction set (rev. 2021).
General instructions 1-950
Preliminary Instruction: Before Trial (2020) Word PDF
Juror Questioning of Witnesses (2014) Word PDF
Notetaking Not Allowed (2011) Word PDF
Notetaking Permitted (2011) Word PDF
Transcripts Not Available for Deliberations; Reading Back Testimony (2011) Word PDF
Preliminary Instruction: Use of an Interpreter for a Witness (2011) Word PDF
Preliminary Instruction: Use of an Interpreter for a Juror (2011) Word PDF
Summary Exhibit (2013) Word PDF
Submission on General Verdict (2010) Word PDF
Submission on Ultimate Fact Verdict (Withdrawn in 2011)
Submission on Ultimate Fact Verdict When Court Finds One or More Parties at Fault (Withdrawn in 2011)
Remarks and Arguments of Counsel (2011) Word PDF
Objections of Counsel (2015) Word PDF
Ignoring Judge's Demeanor (2011) Word PDF
Counsel's Reference to Insurance Company (2011) Word PDF
Stricken Testimony (2011) Word PDF
Special Verdict Questions: Interrelationship (2016) Word PDF
Damage Question Answered by the Court (2005) Word PDF
Question Answered by the Court (2011) Word PDF
Five-Sixths Verdict (2017) Word PDF
Closing: Short Form (2011) Word PDF
Closing: Long Form (2017) Word PDF
Supplemental Instruction Where Jury is Unable to Agree (2003) Word PDF
Burden of Proof: Ordinary (2004) Word PDF
Burden of Proof: Ordinary: Compensatory Damages (2005) Word PDF
Burden of Proof: Middle (2016) Word PDF
Burden of Proof Where Verdict Contains a Middle Standard Question (Withdrawn in 1998)
Credibility of Witnesses; Weight of Evidence (2011) Word PDF
Jury Not to Speculate (Withdrawn in 1990)
Circumstantial Evidence (2011) Word PDF
Driver's Manual: Use by Jury (Withdrawn in 2011)
Expert Testimony (2017) Word PDF
Medical or Scientific Treatise in Evidence (1989) Word PDF
Expert Testimony: Hypothetical Questions (2011) Word PDF
Opinion of a Nonexpert Witness (2013) Word PDF
Negative Testimony (2016) Word PDF
Physical Facts (1989) Word PDF
Presumptions and Permissive Inferences - Law Note for Trial Judges (2017) Word PDF
Presumptions: Conflict as to Existence of Basic Fact; Evidence Introduced from Which Nonexistence of Presumed Fact May Be Inferred (2013) Word PDF
Presumptions: Existence of Basic Fact Uncontradicted; Evidence Introduced from Which Nonexistence of Presumed Fact May Be Inferred (2013) Word PDF
Presumptions: Deceased Person was Not Negligent (2003) Word PDF
Presumptions: Conflict as to Existence of Basic Fact; No Evidence Introduced from Which Nonexistence of Presumed Fact Could Be Inferred (1991) Word PDF
Permissive Inferences; e.g., Res Ipsa Loquitur (1989) Word PDF
Spoliation: Inference (2011) Word PDF
Witness: Absence (2015) Word PDF
Witness: Prior Conviction (2011) Word PDF
Impeachment of Witnesses: Prior Inconsistent or Contradictory Statements (1981) Word PDF
Witness Exercising Privilege Against Self-Incrimination (2011) Word PDF
Negligence 1000-1932
Unavoidable Accident (1989) Word PDF
Negligence: Fault: Ultimate Fact Verdict (2004) Word PDF
Gas Company, Duty to Customer (1989) Word PDF
Negligence, Gas Company, Duty in Installing Its Pipes, Mains, and Meters (1989) Word PDF
Negligent Versus Intentional Conduct (1995) Word PDF
Negligence: Defined (2016) Word PDF
Gross Negligence: Defined (2016) Word PDF
Contributory Negligence: Defined (2015) Word PDF
Contributory Negligence: Rescue Rule (2016) Word PDF
Intoxication: Chemical Test Results [Reflects Changes in 2003 Wisconsin Act 30] (2004) Word PDF
Negligence: Violation of Safety Statute (2010) Word PDF
Negligence of Children (2014) Word PDF
Attractive Nuisance: Ultimate Fact Question (Renumbered Civil JI-8025 in 2013)
Parents' Duty to Protect Minor Child (1989) Word PDF
Parent's Duty to Control Minor Child (2006) Word PDF
Negligent Entrustment (2017) Word PDF
Negligent Entrustment to an Incompetent Person (2017) Word PDF
Negligence in an Emergency (Renumbered Civil JI-1105A in 1995)
Negligence: Evidence of Custom and Usage (1995) Word PDF
Negligence: Under Special Circumstances (2012) Word PDF
Negligence of Mentally Disabled (2006) Word PDF
Illness Without Forewarning (2002) Word PDF
Negligence of General Contractor: Increasing Risk of Injury to Employee of Subcontractor (2020) Word PDF
Negligence: Building Contractor (2016) Word PDF
Liability of One Employing Independent Contractor (2015) Word PDF
Medical Negligence (2021) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Medical: Duty of Physician to Inform a Patient: Special Verdict (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Medical: Duty of Physician to Inform a Patient (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Medical: Duty of Physician to Inform a Patient: Cause (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Medical: Duty of Physician to Inform a Patient: Contributory Negligence (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Legal-Status of Lawyer as a Specialist is Not in Dispute (2021) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Legal-Status of Lawyer as Specialist is in Dispute (1997) Word PDF
Negligence of Insurance Agent (2021) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Registered Nurses and Licensed Technicians Performing Skilled Services (2016) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Chiropractor-Treatment (2016) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Chiropractor-Determining Treatability by Chiropractic Means (1999) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Dental (2016) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Chiropractor, Dentist, Optometrist, or Podiatrist: Duty to Inform a Patient: Special Verdict (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Chiropractor, Dentist, Optometrist, or Podiatrist: Duty to Inform a Patient (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Chiropractor, Dentist, Optometrist, or Podiatrist: Duty to Inform a Patient: Cause (2015) Word PDF
Professional Negligence: Medical: Res Ipsa Loquitur (2017) Word PDF
Negligence of a Common Carrier (2006) Word PDF
Bailment: Defined (2009) Word PDF
Duty of Bailor for Hire (1992) Word PDF
Bailment: Duty of Bailee under a Bailment for Mutual Benefit (2009) Word PDF
Bailment: Liability of a Gratuitous Bailor (2009) Word PDF
Bailment: Negligence of Bailee May Be Inferred (2005) Word PDF
Bailment: Negligence of Carrier Presumed (2005) Word PDF
Duty of Owner of Place of Amusement: Common Law (Renumbered Civil JI-8040 in 1985)
Duty of a Proprietor of a Place of Business to Protect a Patron from Injury Caused by Act of Third Person (Renumbered Civil JI-8045 in 1986)
Duty of Hotel Innkeeper (Renumbered Civil JI-8050 in 1986)
Duty of Owner of a Building Abutting on a Public Highway (Renumbered Civil JI-8030 in 1986)
Highway or Sidewalk Defect or Insufficiency (Renumbered Civil JI-8035 in 1986)
Right to Assume Due Care by Highway Users (1992) Word PDF
Conditional Privilege of Authorized Emergency Vehicle Operator (2016) Word PDF
Defective Condition of Automobile: Host's Liability (1992) Word PDF
Voluntary Intoxication: Relation to Negligence (2004) Word PDF
Driver's Duty When Children Are Present (1992) Word PDF
Contributory Negligence of Passenger: Placing Self in Position of Danger (1992) Word PDF
Contributory Negligence of Guest: Riding with Host (1992) Word PDF
Negligence of Guest: Active: Management and Control (1992) Word PDF
Driver, Negligence: Highway Defect or Insufficiency (1992) Word PDF
Pedestrian, Negligence: Sidewalk Defect or Insufficiency (1989) Word PDF
Duty of Persons with Physical Disability (2005) Word PDF
Duty of Worker: Preoccupation in Work Minimizes Duty (1995) Word PDF
Duty of Worker: When Required to Work in Unsafe Premises (1992) Word PDF
Equipment and Maintenance of Vehicles: General Duty (2008) Word PDF
Equipment and Maintenance of Vehicles: Headlights (2008) Word PDF
Equipment and Maintenance of Vehicles: Brakes (2008) Word PDF
Lookout: Camouflage (2013) Word PDF
Lookout: Backing (2008) Word PDF
Lookout: Entering or Crossing A Through Highway (2003) Word PDF
Lookout: Failure to See Object in Plain Sight (1992) Word PDF
Lookout: Guest (1996) Word PDF
Lookout: Guest's Duty to Warn (1992) Word PDF
Lookout: Limited Duty on Private Property (1992) Word PDF
Driver on Arterial Approaching Intersection: Lookout; Right of Way; Flashing Yellow Signal (1992) Word PDF
Lookout: Pedestrian (2008) Word PDF
Duty to Sound Horn (2008) Word PDF
Management and Control (2008) Word PDF
Management and Control-Emergency (2016) Word PDF
Operation of Automobile Following Another (2015) Word PDF
Duty of Preceding Driver: Slowing or Stopping: Signalling (2008) Word PDF
Duty of Preceding Driver to Following Driver: Lookout (2008) Word PDF
Parking: Stopping: Leaving Vehicle Off the Roadway (2008) Word PDF
Parking: Stopping: Leaving Vehicle On the Roadway (2008) Word PDF
Parking: Stopping: Leaving Vehicle On or Off the Roadway: Exception to Prohibition (2008) Word PDF
Stopped School Bus: Position on Highway (2008) Word PDF
School Bus: Flashing Red Warning Lights (2008) Word PDF
Position on Highway on Meeting and Passing (2008) Word PDF
Position on Highway on Meeting and Passing; Violation Excused (2008) Word PDF
Passing: Vehicles Proceeding in Same Direction (2008) Word PDF
Passing: Vehicles Proceeding in Same Direction: Obstructed View (2008) Word PDF
Passing: Vehicles Proceeding in Same Direction: In No Passing Zone or Where Overtaken Vehicle Turning Left (2008) Word PDF
Passing: Vehicles Proceeding in Same Direction (2015) Word PDF
Res Ipsa Loquitur (2002) Word PDF
Right of Way: At Intersection with Through Highway (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: At Intersections of Highways (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: At Intersection of Highways: Ultimate Verdict Question (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: To Pedestrian Crossing at Controlled Intersection (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian Control Signal: Walk Signal (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: To Pedestrian at Intersections or Crosswalks on Divided Highways or Highways Provided with Safety Zones (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian Crossing Roadway at Point Other Than Crosswalk (1982) Word PDF
Right of Way: To Pedestrian at Uncontrolled Intersection or Crosswalk (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Blind Pedestrian on Highway (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Entering Highway from an Alley or Nonhighway Access Point (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Funeral Processions; Military Convoys (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Green Arrow (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Green Signal (2008) Word PDF
Plaintiff and Defendant Each Claims Green Light in Their Favor (2008) Word PDF
Duty of Driver Entering Intersection with Green Light in Driver's Favor: Lookout (2008) Word PDF
Duty of Driver Approaching Intersection When Amber Light Shows (2008) Word PDF
Red Traffic Control Light Signalling Stop (2008) Word PDF
Flashing Red Traffic Control Light (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Left Turn at Intersection (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Livestock (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Moving from Parked Position (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: On Approach of Emergency Vehicle (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: At Pedestrian Control Signal (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Crossing at Controlled Intersection or Crosswalk (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Crossing Roadway at Point Other than Crosswalk (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Divided Highways or Highways with Safety Zones (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Facing Green Arrow (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Facing Red Signal (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Standing or Loitering on Highway (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Standing or Loitering on Highway Crosswalk; Suddenly Leaving Curb or Place of Safety (2008) Word PDF
Position on Highway: Pedestrian's Duty; Walking on Highway (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: Persons Working on Highway (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: When Vehicle Using Alley or Nonhighway Access to Stop (2008) Word PDF
Right of Way: When Yield Sign Installed (2008) Word PDF
Safety Belt: Failure to Use (2009) Word PDF
Safety Helmet: Failure to Use (2009) Word PDF
Speed: Reasonable and Prudent; Reduced Speed (2008) Word PDF
Speed: Fixed Limits (2008) Word PDF
Speed: Special Restrictions for Certain Vehicles (2008) Word PDF
Speed: Impeding Traffic (2008) Word PDF
Speed: Failure to Yield Roadway (2015) Word PDF
Speed: Obstructed Vision (2008) Word PDF
Speed: Obstructed Vision: Nighttime (2008) Word PDF
Speed: Camouflage (1992) Word PDF
Stop at Stop Signs (2008) Word PDF
Stop at Stop Signs [Alternate] (2008) Word PDF
Stop: Emerging from an Alley (2008) Word PDF
Emerging from a Private Driveway or Other Nonhighway Access (2008) Word PDF
Railroad Crossing: Driver's Duty (2008) Word PDF
Stop: All Vehicles at Railroad Crossing Signals (2015) Word PDF
Stop: Pedestrian Crossing Railroad Tracks (2015) Word PDF
Stop: Nonoperation of Railroad Crossing Signals (2008) Word PDF
Stop: Special Vehicles at Railroad Crossing (2008) Word PDF
Stop: For School Bus Loading or Unloading Children (2008) Word PDF
Turn or Movement: Signal Required (2008) Word PDF
Turn: Position and Method When Not Otherwise Marked or Posted (2008) Word PDF
Turn or Movement: Ascertainment that Turn or Movement Can Be Made with Reasonable Safety: Lookout (2009) Word PDF
Deviation from Traffic Lane: Clearly Indicated Lanes (2008) Word PDF
Negligence: Teacher: Duty to Instruct or Warn (2020) Word PDF
Negligence: Teacher: Duty to Supervise Students (2016) Word PDF
Employer Negligence: Negligent Hiring, Training, or Supervision (2019) Word PDF
Duty of Hospital: Granting and Renewing Staff Privileges (Corporate Negligence) (2017) Word PDF
Negligence: Hospital: Duty of Employees: Performance of Routine Custodial Care Not Requiring Expert Testimony (1999) Word PDF
Negligence: Hospital: Duty of Employees: Suicide or Injury Resulting from Escape or Attempted Suicide (2006) Word PDF
Liability of Owner or Keeper of Animal: Common Law (2016) Word PDF
Duty of Public Utility: Highway Obstructions: Nonenergized Facilities (1989) Word PDF
Negligence: Voluntary Assumption of Duty to a Third Person (2014) Word PDF
Railroads: Duty to Ring Engine Bell Within Municipality (2007) Word PDF
Railroads: Duty to Ring Engine Bell Outside Municipality (2007) Word PDF
Railroads: Duty to Blow Train Whistle Within Municipality (Withdrawn in 2007)
Railroads: Duty of Train Crew Approaching Crossing (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Speed: Fixed Limits (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Speed: No Limit (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Negligent Speed, Causation (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Duty to Maintain Crossing Signs (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Duty to Maintain Open View at Crossings (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Duty to Have Proper Headlights (2006) Word PDF
Railroads: Ultrahazardous or Unusually Dangerous Crossings: Increased Duty (2006) Word PDF
Cause: Normal Response (1998) Word PDF
Cause: Where Cause of Death is in Doubt (1998) Word PDF
Cause: Relation of a Medical Procedure to the Accident (1998) Word PDF
Negligent Infliction of Severe Emotional Distress (Bystander Claim) (2014) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Negligent Infliction of Severe Emotional Distress (Separate or Direct Claim) (2018) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Plaintiff and One or More Defendants (2011) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Adult and Child (1990) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Plaintiff-Guest and Host-Defendant Negligent (1992) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Plaintiff-Guest Passively Negligent; Host (Or Other Driver) Negligent (2003) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Guest Passively Negligent; Claims Against and Among Drivers; Apportionment from One Comparative Negligence Question (2015) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Guest Passively Negligent; Claims Against and Among Drivers; Apportionment of Comparative Negligence from Two Questions (2003) Word PDF
Comparative Negligence: Where Negligence or Cause Question Has Been Answered by Court (1990) Word PDF
Servant: Driver of Automobile (Presumption from Ownership of Vehicle) (2003) Word PDF
Driver: Scope of Employment (2014) Word PDF
Joint Adventure (Enterprise): Automobile Cases (1990) Word PDF
Damages: General (2016) Word PDF
Damages: Burden of Proof in Tort Actions: Future Damages (Withdrawn in 2001)
Punitive Damages: Nonproducts Liability [For Actions Commenced Before May 17, 1995] (1996) Word PDF
Punitive Damages: Products Liability [For Actions Commenced Before May 17, 1995] (1996) Word PDF
Punitive Damages: Nonproducts Liability (2018) Word PDF
Punitive Damages: Products Liability (2008) Word PDF
Battery: Punitive Damages: Mitigation by Provocation (Withdrawn in 2010)
Aggravation of Injury Because of Medical Negligence (2015) Word PDF
Aggravation of Pre-existing Injury (1990) Word PDF
Aggravation or Activation of Latent Disease or Condition (1992) Word PDF
Damages from Nonconcurrent or Successive Torts (1992) Word PDF
Damages from Nonconcurrent or Successive Torts (To be used where several tortfeasors are parties) (1996) Word PDF
Enhanced Injuries (2009) Word PDF
Further Injury in Subsequent Event (2003) Word PDF
Damages: Duty to Mitigate: Physical Injuries (2012) Word PDF
Damages: Duty to Mitigate: Negligence or Breach of Contract (2012) Word PDF
Damages: Duty to Mitigate: Intentional Tort (2012) Word PDF
Damages: Not Taxable as Income (1990) Word PDF
Damages: Common Scheme or Plan; Concerted Action (Wis. Stat. § 895.045(2)) (2009) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Negligence in Informing the Patient (2015) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Medical Care: Offsetting Benefit from Operation Against Damages for Negligence in Informing the Patient (2015) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Conversion Table for 1998 Revision of Damage Instructions (1998) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Subdivided Question as to Past and Future Damages (1998) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Past and Future: One Verdict Question (Except Past Loss of Earnings and Past Medical Expenses) (1998) Word PDF
Personal Injury: One Subdivided Question as to Past Damages (Withdrawn in 1998)
Personal Injuries: Past Health Care Expenses (2015) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Past Health Care Expenses (Medical Negligence Cases) (Negligence of Long-Term Care Provider): Collateral Sources (2013) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Future Health Care Expenses (2010) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Past Loss of Earning Capacity (2016) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Future Loss of Earning Capacity (2003) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Past Pain, Suffering, and Disability (Disfigurement) (2009) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Future Pain, Suffering, and Disability (Disfigurement) (1999) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Past and Future Pain, Suffering, and Disability (Disfigurement) (1998) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Severe Emotional Distress (2006) Word PDF
Personal Injuries: Loss of Business Profits (Withdrawn in 1998)
Personal Injuries: Past Loss of Professional Earnings (Withdrawn in 1998)
Loss of Earnings: Delay in Obtaining Degree (Withdrawn in 1999)
Personal Injury: Life Expectancy and Mortality Tables (1992) Word PDF
Damages: Present Value of Future Losses (2003) Word PDF
Damages: Effects of Inflation (1993) Word PDF
Property: Loss of Use of Repairable Automobile (1997) Word PDF
Property: Loss of Use of Nonrepairable Automobile (1997) Word PDF
Property: Destruction of Property (2010) Word PDF
Property: Damage to Repairable Property (2010) Word PDF
Property: Damage to Nonrepairable Property (2010) Word PDF
Property: Damage to a Growing Crop (1997) Word PDF
Trespass: Nominal Damages (2013) Word PDF
Quantum Meruit: Measure of Services Rendered (1992) Word PDF
Injury to Spouse: Loss of Consortium (2012) Word PDF
Injury to Spouse: Past Loss of Earning Capacity: Household Services (1993) Word PDF
Injury to Spouse: Future Loss of Earning Capacity: Household Services (2001) Word PDF
Injury to Spouse: Nursing Services: Past and Future (1992) Word PDF
Injury to Wife: Medical and Hospital Expenses (Withdrawn in 1995)
Injury to Wife: Medical and Hospital Bills: Dispute over Ownership of Claim (Withdrawn in 1995)
Injury to Minor Child: Parent's Damages for Loss of Child's Earnings and Services: Past and Future (2001) Word PDF
Injury to Minor Child: Parent's Damages for Loss of Society and Companionship (2001) Word PDF
Injury to Parent: Minor Child's Damages for Loss of Society and Companionship (2001) Word PDF
Injury to Minor Child: Parents' Damages for Medical Expenses: Past and Future (1996) Word PDF
Injury to Child: Parents' Damages for Services Rendered to Child: Past and Future (1992) Word PDF
Estate's Recovery for Medical, Hospital, and Funeral Expenses (2016) Word PDF
Estate's Recovery for Pain and Suffering (2018) Word PDF
Death of Husband: Pecuniary Loss (Withdrawn in 1992)
Death of Spouse (Domestic Partner): Pecuniary Loss (2010) Word PDF
Death of Wife: Pecuniary Loss (Withdrawn in 1992)
Death of Spouse: Surviving Spouse's Loss of Society and Companionship (2019) Word PDF
Death of Spouse: Medical, Hospital, and Funeral Expenses (1992) Word PDF
Death of Parent: Pecuniary Loss (2016) Word PDF
Death of Adult Child: Pecuniary Loss (2001) Word PDF
Damages: Death of Minor Child: Premajority Pecuniary Loss (2001) Word PDF
Damages: Death of Minor Child: Postmajority Pecuniary Loss (2001) Word PDF
Death of Child: Parent's Loss of Society and Companionship (2019) Word PDF
Death of Parent: Child's Loss of Society and Companionship (2019) Word PDF
Safe-Place Statute: Duty of Employer (1992) Word PDF
Safe-Place Statute: Injury to Frequenter: Negligence of Employer or Owner of a Place of Employment (2021) Word PDF
Safe-Place Statute: Definition of Frequenter (1996) Word PDF
Safe-Place Statute: Negligence of Plaintiff Frequenter (2004) Word PDF
Safe-Place Statute: Public Buildings: Negligence of Owner (1990) Word PDF
Safe-Place Statute: Place of Employment: Business (1990) Word PDF
Nuisance: Law Note (2019) Word PDF
Private Nuisance: Negligent Conduct (2010) Word PDF
Private Nuisance: Abnormally Dangerous Activity: Strict Liability (2010) Word PDF
Private Nuisance: Intentional Conduct (2010) Word PDF
Public Nuisance: Negligent Conduct (2010) Word PDF
Public Nuisance: Abnormally Dangerous Activity: Strict Liability (2010) Word PDF
Intentional torts 2000-2900
Intentional Tort: Liability of Minor (2014) Word PDF
Intentional Versus Negligent Conduct (1995) Word PDF
Battery: Offensive Bodily Contact (2015) Word PDF
Battery: Self-Defense (2013) Word PDF
Battery: Self-Defense; Defendant's Dwelling, Motor Vehicle, Place of Business; Wis. Stat. § 895.62 (2016) Word PDF
Battery: Defense of Property (2013) Word PDF
Battery: Liability of an Aider and Abettor (2011) Word PDF
Battery: Excessive Force in Arrest (2002) Word PDF
Assault and Battery: Offensive Bodily Contact (Renumbered Civil JI-2005.5 in 2011)
Sports Injury: Reckless or Intentional Misconduct (2018) Word PDF
False Imprisonment: Definition (2014) Word PDF
False Imprisonment: Compensatory Damages (2014) Word PDF
False Arrest: Law Enforcement Officer; Without Warrant (1993) Word PDF
Federal Civil Rights: §§ 1981 and 1982 Actions (1993) Word PDF
Federal Civil Rights: § 1983 Actions (2014) Word PDF
Federal Civil Rights: Excessive Force in Arrest (in Maintaining Jail Security) (2014) Word PDF
Conversion: Dispossession (2014) Word PDF
Conversion: Refusal to Return Upon Demand (Refusal by Bailee) (1993) Word PDF
Conversion: Destruction or Abuse of Property (1991) Word PDF
Misrepresentation: Bases for Liability and Damages - Law Note for Trial Judges (2021) Word PDF
Misrepresentation: Intentional Deceit (2018) Word PDF
Misrepresentation: Strict Responsibility (2018) Word PDF
Misrepresentation: Negligence (2018) Word PDF
Intentional Misrepresentation: Measure of Damages in Actions Involving Sale [Exchange] of Property (Benefit of the Bargain) (2018) Word PDF
Strict Responsibility: Measure of Damages in Actions Involving Sale [Exchange] of Property (Benefit of the Bargain) (2018) Word PDF
Negligent Misrepresentation: Measure of Damages in Actions Involving Sale [Exchange] of Property (Out of Pocket Rule) (2014) Word PDF
Unfair Trade Practice: Untrue, Deceptive, or Misleading Representation: Wis. Stat. § 100.18(1) (2021) Word PDF
Property Loss Through Fraudulent Misrepresentation: Wis. Stat. § 895.446 (Based on Conduct (Fraud) Prohibited by Wis. Stat. § 943.20) (2018) Word PDF
Civil Theft: Wis. Stat. § 895.446 (Based on Conduct (Theft) Prohibited by Wis. Stat. § 943.20(1)(a)) (2019) Word PDF
Defamation - Law Note for Trial Judges (2016) Word PDF
Defamation: Private Individual Versus Private Individual, No Privilege (2003) Word PDF
Defamation: Truth as a Defense (Nonmedia Defendant) (2014) Word PDF
Defamation: Truth of Statement (First Amendment Cases) (1989) Word PDF
Defamation: Private Individual Versus Private Individual with Conditional Privilege (2020) Word PDF
Defamation: Private Individual Versus Media Defendant (Negligent Standard) (2003) Word PDF
Defamation: Truth as Defense Where Plaintiff Charged with Commission of a Crime (Withdrawn in 1993)
Defamation: Public Figure Versus Media Defendant or Private Figure with Constitutional Privilege (Actual Malice) (2003) Word PDF
Defamation: Truth as Defense Where Plaintiff Not Charged with Commission of a Crime (Withdrawn in 1993)
Defamation: Express Malice (1993) Word PDF
Defamation: Effect of Defamatory Statement or Publication (Withdrawn in 1993)
Defamation: Compensatory Damages (1991) Word PDF
Defamation: Conditional Privilege: Abuse of Privilege (Renumbered Civil JI-2507 in 1993)
Defamation: Public Official: Abuse of Privilege (Renumbered Civil JI-2511 in 1993)
Defamation: Express Malice (Renumbered Civil JI-2513 in 1993)
Defamation: Punitive Damages (2003) Word PDF
Invasion of Privacy (Publication of a Private Matter) Wis. Stat. § 995.50(2)(c) (2015) Word PDF
Invasion of Privacy: Highly Offensive Intrusion; Wis. Stat. § 995.50(2)(a) (2011) Word PDF
Invasion of Privacy: Publication of a Private Matter: Conditional Privilege (2003) Word PDF
Malicious Prosecution: Instituting a Criminal Proceeding (2015) Word PDF
Malicious Prosecution: Instituting a Civil Proceeding (2015) Word PDF
Malicious Prosecution: Advice of Counsel: Affirmative Defense (Criminal Proceeding) (2015) Word PDF
Malicious Prosecution: Advice of Counsel: Affirmative Defense (Civil Proceeding) (2015) Word PDF
Home Improvement Practices Act Violation; Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter ATCP 110; Wis. Stat. § 100.20 (2013) Word PDF
Theft by Contractor (Wis. Stat. § 779.02(5)) (2015) Word PDF
Employment Relations: Wrongful Discharge - Public Policy (2020) Word PDF
Bad Faith by Insurance Company (Excess Verdict Case) (2003) Word PDF
Bad Faith by Insurance Company: Assured's Claim (2012) Word PDF
Bad Faith by Insurance Company: Third Party Employee Claim Against Worker's Compensation Carrier (Withdrawn in 2009)
Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law: Existence of Dealership (2020) Word PDF
Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law: Good Cause for Termination, Cancellation, Nonrenewal, Failure to Renew, or Substantial Change in Competitive Circumstances (Wis. Stat. § 135.03) (2005) Word PDF
Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law: Adequate Notice by Grantor (Wis. Stat. § 135.04) (2005) Word PDF
Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law: Special Verdict (2005) Word PDF
Intentional Interference with Contractual Relationship (2020) Word PDF
Conspiracy: Defined (2018) Word PDF
Conspiracy: Proof of Membership (2003) Word PDF
Conspiracy: Indirect Proof (2003) Word PDF
Conspiracy to be Viewed as a Whole (1993) Word PDF
Conspiracy between Affiliated Corporations (2009) Word PDF
Conspiracy: Overt Acts (2003) Word PDF
Contracts 3010-3760
Offer: Acceptance (1993) Word PDF
Offer: Rejection (1993) Word PDF
Offer: Revocation (1993) Word PDF
Definiteness and Certainty (1993) Word PDF
Implied Contract: General (1993) Word PDF
Implied Contract: Promise to Pay Reasonable Value (1993) Word PDF
Contracts Implied in Law (Unjust Enrichment) (2020) Word PDF
Modification by Mutual Assent (1993) Word PDF
Modification by Conduct (1993) Word PDF
Integration of Several Writings (1993) Word PDF
Partial Integration: Contract Partly Written, Partly Oral (1993) Word PDF
Implied Duty of Good Faith (Performance of Contract) (2007) Word PDF
Definitions - "Bona Fide" (1993) Word PDF
Implied Promise of No Hindrance (1993) Word PDF
Time as an Element (2016) Word PDF
Contracts: Subsequent Construction by Parties (1993) Word PDF
Contracts: Ambiguous Language (2012) Word PDF
Substantial Performance (1994) Word PDF
Breach of Contract (2007) Word PDF
Demand for Performance (2014) Word PDF
Sale of Goods: Delivery or Tender of Performance (1993) Word PDF
Waiver of Strict Performance (1993) Word PDF
Hindrance or Interference with Performance (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Original (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Supervening (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Partial (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Temporary (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Superior Authority (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Act of God (1993) Word PDF
Impossibility: Disability or Death of a Party (1993) Word PDF
Voidable Contracts: Duress, Fraud, Misrepresentation (2016) Word PDF
Frustration of Purpose (2020) Word PDF
Avoidance for Mutual Mistake of Fact (2014) Word PDF
Estoppel: Law Note for Trial Judges (2018) Word PDF
Contracts: Rescission for Nonperformance (2001) Word PDF
Abandonment: Mutual (1993) Word PDF
Termination of Servant's Employment: Indefinite Duration (1993) Word PDF
Termination of Servant's Employment: Employer's Dissatisfaction (1993) Word PDF
Termination of Servant's Employment: Additional Consideration Provided by Employee (1993) Word PDF
Real Estate Listing Contract: Validity: Performance (2019) Word PDF
Real Estate Listing Contract: Termination for Cause (1993) Word PDF
Real Estate Listing Contract: Broker's Commission on Sale Subsequent to Expiration of Contract Containing "Extension" Clause (1993) Word PDF
Residential Eviction: Possession of Premises (2020) Word PDF
Insurance Contract: Misrepresentation or Breach of Affirmative Warranty by the Insured (1998) Word PDF
Insurance Contract: Failure of Condition or Breach of Promissory Warranty (1994) Word PDF
Insurance Contract: Definition of "Resident" or "Member of a Household" (2013) Word PDF
Owner's Permission for Use of Automobile (1993) Word PDF
Failure of Insured to Cooperate (2016) Word PDF
Failure to Cooperate: Materiality (2016) Word PDF
Failure to Give Notice to Insurer (1994) Word PDF
Failure to Give Notice to Insurer: Materiality (2002) Word PDF
Products Liability: Law Note (2021) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Merchantability Defined (2009) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Fitness for Particular Purpose (1994) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: By Reason of Course of Dealing or Usage of Trade (1994) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Sale of Food (1994) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Exclusion or Modification (2009) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Exclusion by Reason of Course of Dealing or Usage of Trade (1994) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Use of Product after the Defect Known (2009) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Failure to Examine Product (2009) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Susceptibility or Allergy of User (2009) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Improper Use (1994) Word PDF
Implied Warranty: Notice of Breach (1993) Word PDF
Express Warranty: General (1994) Word PDF
Express Warranty: No Duty of Inspection (1994) Word PDF
Express Warranty: Statement of Opinion (1994) Word PDF
Express Warranty under the Uniform Commercial Code (1994) Word PDF
Negligence: Duty of Manufacturer (2007) Word PDF
Negligence: Duty of Manufacturer (2020) Word PDF
Negligence: Duty of Manufacturer (Seller) to Give Adequate Instructions as to Use of a Complicated Machine (Product) (1994) Word PDF
Negligence: Duty of Manufacturer (Seller) Who Undertakes to Give Instruction as to the Use of a Machine (Product) (1994) Word PDF
Negligence: Duty of Restaurant Operator in Sale of Food Containing Harmful Natural Ingredients (1994) Word PDF
Negligence: Duty of Seller: Installing (Servicing) Product (1994) Word PDF
Duty of Buyer or Consumer: Contributory Negligence (2015) Word PDF
Strict Liability: Duty of Manufacturer to Ultimate User (For Actions Commenced Before February 1, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Product Liability: Wis. Stat. § 895.047 (For Actions Commenced after January 31, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Strict Liability: Duty of Manufacturer (Supplier) to Warn (For Actions Commenced Before February 1, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Strict Liability: Definition of Business (1994) Word PDF
Strict Liability: Contributory Negligence (2015) Word PDF
Strict Products Liability: Special Verdict (For Actions Commenced Before February 1, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Product Liability: Wis. Stat. § 895.047: Verdict (For Actions Commenced after January 31, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Risk Contribution: Negligence: Verdict (For Actions Commenced Before February 1, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Risk Contribution: Negligence Claim (For Actions Commenced Before February 1, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Risk Contribution: Negligence: Verdict (Wis. Stat. § 895.046) (For Actions Commenced after January 31, 2011) (2014) Word PDF
Lemon Law Claim: Special Verdict (2016) Word PDF
Lemon Law Claim: Nonconformity (2001) Word PDF
Lemon Law Claim: Four Attempts to Repair: Same Nonconformity (1999) Word PDF
Lemon Law Claim: Out of Service Warranty Nonconformity (Warranty on or after March 1, 2014) (2016) Word PDF
Lemon Law Claim: Failure to Repair (Relating to Special Verdict Question 6) (2006) Word PDF
Damages: Building Contracts: Measure of Damages (2012) Word PDF
Consequential Damages for Breach of Contract (2018) Word PDF
Damages: Incidental (1994) Word PDF
Damages: Future Profits (2008) Word PDF
Damages: Loss of Expectation (1994) Word PDF
Damages: Termination of Real Estate Listing Contract (Exclusive) by Seller; Broker's Recovery (1994) Word PDF
Damages: Breach of Contract by Purchaser (1994) Word PDF
Agency, Employment, Business organizations 4000-4080
Agency: Definition (2019) Word PDF
General Agent: Definition (1994) Word PDF
Special Agent: Definition (1994) Word PDF
Agency: Apparent Authority (1994) Word PDF
Agency: Implied Authority (1994) Word PDF
Agency: Ratification (1994) Word PDF
Agent's Duties Owed to Principal (1994) Word PDF
Agency: Without Compensation (2005) Word PDF
Agency: Termination: General (1994) Word PDF
Agency: Termination: Notice to Third Parties (1994) Word PDF
Servant: Definition (2015) Word PDF
Servant: Scope of Employment (2020) Word PDF
Servant: Scope of Employment; Going to and from Place of Employment (2014) Word PDF
Servant: Scope of Employment While Traveling (2020) Word PDF
Servant: Master's Ratification of Wrongful Acts Done Outside Scope of Employment (1994) Word PDF
Servant: Vicarious Liability of Employer (2005) Word PDF
Persons 5001-7070
Paternity: Child of Unmarried Woman (2021) Word PDF
Child in Need of Protection or Services (2014) Word PDF
Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights: Child in Need of Protection or Services: Preliminary Instruction (2014) Word PDF
Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights: Continuing Need of Protection or Services (2014) Word PDF
Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights: Abandonment under Wis. Stat. § 48.415(1)(a) 2 or 3 (2014) Word PDF
Involuntary Commitment: Mentally Ill (2020) Word PDF
Petition for Guardianship of the Person: Incompetency; Wis. Stat. § 54.10(3)(a)2 (2019) Word PDF
Petition for Guardianship of the Estate: Incompetency; Wis. Stat. § 54.10(3)(a)3 (2009) Word PDF
Petition for Guardianship of the Estate: Spendthrift; Wis. Stat. § 54.10(2) (2009) Word PDF
Petition for Guardianship of Incompetent Person and Application for Protective Placement; Wis. Stat. § 54.10 and 55.08(1) (2019) Word PDF
Petition for Guardianship of Incompetent Person and Application for Protective Services; Wis. Stat. § 54.10 and 55.08(2) (2014) Word PDF
Involuntary Commitment: Habitual Lack of Self-Control as to the Use of Alcohol Beverages (2003) Word PDF
Property 8012-8145
Trespasser: Definition (2013) Word PDF
Consent of Possessor to Another's Being on Premises (2013) Word PDF
Duty of Hotelkeeper to Furnish Reasonably Safe Premises and Furniture for Guests (Renumbered Civil JI-8051 in 1994)
Duty of Owner or Possessor of Real Property to Nontrespasser User (2020) Word PDF
Trespass: Owner's Duty to Trespasser; Duty to Child Trespasser (Attractive Nuisance) (2016) Word PDF
Trespass: Special Verdict (2016) Word PDF
Trespass: Child Trespasser (Attractive Nuisance): Special Verdict (2013) Word PDF
Duty of Owner of a Building Abutting on a Public Highway (2006) Word PDF
Highway or Sidewalk Defect or Insufficiency (2021) Word PDF
Duty of Owner of Place of Amusement: Common Law (1994) Word PDF
Duty of a Proprietor of a Place of Business to Protect a Patron from Injury Caused by Act of Third Person (2012) Word PDF
Duty of Hotel Innkeeper: Providing Security (1994) Word PDF
Duty of Hotelkeeper to Furnish Reasonably Safe Premises and Furniture for Guests (2020) Word PDF
Adverse Possession Not Founded on Written Instrument (Wis. Stat. § 893.25) (2018) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Fair Market Value (Total Taking) (2020) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Fair Market Value (Partial Taking) (2012) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Severance Damages (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Severance Damages: Cost-To-Cure (2007) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Unity of Use - Two or More Parcels (2007) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Lands Containing Marketable Materials (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Severance Damages; Unity of Use (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Change in Grade (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Access Rights (2020) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Air Rights (2007) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Special Benefits (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Comparable Sales Approach (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Inconvenience to Landowner (Withdrawn in 2008)
Eminent Domain: Income Approach (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Cost Approach (2008) Word PDF
Eminent Domain: Legal Nonconforming Use, Lot or Structure (Definitions) (2007) Word PDF
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