AMI 1101 Willful or Wanton Conduct—Definition
Ark. Model Jury Instr., Civil AMI 1101
Arkansas Model Jury Instructions-Civil
December 2023 Update
Chapter 11. Owners and Occupiers of Land
AMI 1101 Willful or Wanton Conduct—Definition
When I use the expression “willful or wanton conduct” I mean a course of action which shows an actual or deliberate intention to harm or which, if not intentional, shows an utter indifference to or conscious disregard for the safety of others.
NOTE ON USE
This instruction should precede AMI 1102, 1103, and 1107.
This instruction should be used when the term “willful or wanton conduct” is used in another instruction.
COMMENT
In Lively v. Libbey Memorial Physical Medicine Center, Inc., 311 Ark. 41, 841 S.W.2d 609 (1992), this instruction and Daniel Constr. Co. v. Holden, 266 Ark. 43, 585 S.W.2d 6 (1979), are cited as the basis for the rule of law embodied in the instruction.
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