CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3243
Consequential Damages
[Name of plaintiff] also claims additional amounts for [list claimed
consequential damages].
To recover these damages, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the
following:
1. That [name of defendant]’s [describe violation of Song-Beverly
Consumer Warranty Act] was a substantial factor in causing
damages to [name of plaintiff];
2. That the damages resulted from [name of plaintiff]’s requirements
and needs;
3. That [name of defendant] had reason to know of those
requirements and needs at the time of the [sale/lease] to [name of
plaintiff];
4. That [name of plaintiff] could not reasonably have prevented the
damages; and
5. The amount of the damages.
New September 2003; Revised December 2011
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2023
- Content hash
6d34d7310f6b4ee1e606c7df480ce64aba244101537df61592403f03038d3155
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