Civil Jury Negligence Charges

5.10A – Negligence and Ordinary Care

5.10A NEGLIGENCE AND ORDINARY CARE – GENERAL

  1. Negligence may be defined as a failure to exercise, in the given circumstances, that degree of care for the safety of others, which a person of ordinary prudence would exercise under similar circumstances. It may be the doing of an act which the ordinary prudent person would not have done, or the failure to do that which the ordinary prudent person would have done, under the circumstances then existing.
    [Where a more detailed definition is desired, the following may be used:] 
  2. Negligence is the failure to use that degree of care, precaution and vigilance which a reasonably prudent person would use under the same or similar circumstances. It includes both affirmative acts which a reasonably prudent person would not have done and the omission of acts or precautions which a reasonably prudent person would have done or taken in the circumstances.

    By “a reasonably prudent person” it is not meant the most cautious person nor one who is unusually bold but rather one of reasonable vigilance, caution and prudence.

    In order to establish negligence, it is not necessary that it be shown that the defendant had an evil heart or an intent to do harm.

    To summarize, every person is required to exercise the foresight, prudence and caution which a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the same or similar circumstances. Negligence then is a departure from that standard of care.



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