M Civ JI 4.09 Credibility of Special Categories of Witnesses and Weight of Evidence [ Recommend No Instruction ]

Comment

The committee recommends that no instructions on the credibility of special categories of witnesses be given. Such a charge has not been the usual practice and it would seem that these special categories of witnesses, e.g., eyewitnesses, employees, etc., would be adequately covered under M Civ JI 4.01. Counsel can cover such matters more properly in argument.

History

M Civ JI 4.09 was SJI 2.09.