1112. Affirmative Defense Reasonable Act Or Omission To Correct (Gov. Code, § 835.4(b))

1112. Affirmative Defense--Reasonable Act or Omission to Correct (Gov. Code, § 835.4(b)) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 A public entity is not responsible for harm caused by a dangerous condition if its failure to take sufficient steps to protect against the risk of injury was reasonable. If [name of defendant] proves that its conduct was reasonable, then your verdict must be for [name of defendant]. In determining whether [name of defendant]'s conduct was reasonable, you must consider how much time and opportunity it had to take action. You must also weigh the likelihood and the seriousness of the potential injury against the practicality and cost of protecting against the risk of injury. ___________________________________________________________________________ New September 2003; Revised April 2007, April 2008