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WPI 41.03 Two or More Defendants—Different Legal Duties

6 WAPRAC WPI 41.03Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil

6 Wash. Prac., Wash. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. WPI 41.03 (7th ed.)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil
April 2022 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part V. Multiple Parties and Pleadings—Forms of Verdicts
Chapter 41. Multiple Parties and Pleadings
WPI 41.03 Two or More Defendants—Different Legal Duties
You should decide the case of each defendant separately as if it were a separate lawsuit. The instructions apply to each defendant unless a specific instruction states that it applies only to a specific defendant.
NOTE ON USE
The giving of this instruction eliminates the need for repeating instructions as to each defendant. This instruction does not apply if liability of the defendants is joint or if the liability of a defendant depends upon the liability of another, as in a principal and agent situation.
If one set of defendants is a marital community or a state registered domestic partnership, this instruction should be revised to use the names of the defendants. For example: “You should decide the case of the defendants Jones and the case of the defendant Smith as if they were separate lawsuits.”
If the only defendants are a marital community or a state registered domestic partnership, this instruction must not be used.
COMMENT
See the Comments to WPI 41.01 (Two or More Plaintiffs—Separate Claims) and WPI 41.04 (Fault to be Apportioned).
[Current as of September 2021.]
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