UJI 13-1005 NMRA
UJI 13-1005. Concerning the plaintiff: Defined.
Length: 83 wordsOfficial source
To support a claim for defamation, the communication must be concerning the
plaintiff. The communication is concerning the plaintiff if the person to whom it was
communicated reasonably understood that it was intended to refer to the plaintiff.
[The communication may be concerning the plaintiff even though it is equally
applicable to other unnamed persons.]
[The communication may be concerning the plaintiff where it refers to a group if the
circumstances indicate that the communication was reasonably understood to refer to
the plaintiff.]