
Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
April 01, 2025
Effective January 01, 2026
In re:
Revised MAI-Civil Instruction
TABLE OF INSTRUCTIONS
MAI 24.04(B) | AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE — CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
(Instruction - Revised)
(Notes on Use - Revised)
(Committee Comment - Revised)
1. Revised MAI-Civil Instruction as listed above, having been prepared by the Committee on Jury Instructions – Civil and reviewed by the Court, is hereby adopted and approved.
2. The Instruction revised as set forth in the specific exhibit attached hereto must be used on and after January 1, 2026, and may be used prior thereto; any such use shall not be presumed to be error.
3. It is further ordered that this order and the specific exhibit attached hereto shall be published in the South Western Reporter and the Journal of The Missouri Bar.
Day - to – Day
Mary R. Russell Chief Justice
Mary R. Russell Chief Justice