338. Affirmative Defense--Statute of Limitations Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 [Name of defendant] contends that [name of plaintiff]'s lawsuit was not filed within the time set by law. To succeed on this defense, [name of defendant] must prove that [name of plaintiff]'s claimed harm occurred before [insert date two or four years before date of filing]. ___________________________________________________________________________ New December 2007