M Civ JI 114.02 Invasion of Privacy - Intrusion Into Another’s Private Affairs - Burden of Proof

Plaintiff has the burden of proving:

(a) the existence of a secret and private subject matter,

(b) a right possessed by the plaintiff to keep that subject matter private, and

(c) that defendant, without consent, obtained information about that subject matter through an objectionable method.

Your verdict will be for the plaintiff if the plaintiff has proved all of those elements.

Your verdict will be for the defendant if the plaintiff has failed to prove any one of those elements.

History

Added July 2012. Amended January 2020.