Opinion ID: 2519883
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Heading: Whether the Trial Court Erred When It Refused Bell's Proposed Instructions

Text: As set forth above, while Bell did not except to the instructions the trial court gave in this case, she did propose additional instructions. Bell's proposed instructions 11 through 13 set forth the standard of proof and factors pertaining to decisions to grant parole. Bell argues the court erred when it refused these instructions. Jury instructions are adequate if they allow each party to argue its theory of the case to the jury, are not misleading, and when read as a whole properly inform the jury of the applicable law. Farm Crop Energy, Inc. v. Old Nat'l Bank of Wash., 109 Wash.2d 923, 933, 750 P.2d 231 (1988). Without exception the court gave the following general negligence and proximate cause instructions: