CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3901
Introduction to Tort Damages—Liability Established
If you decide that [name of plaintiff] was harmed and that [name of
defendant]’s [insert description of cause of action, e.g., “negligence”] was a
substantial factor in causing the harm, you also must decide how much
money will reasonably compensate [name of plaintiff] for the harm. This
compensation is called “damages.”
The amount of damages must include an award for each item of harm
that was caused by [name of defendant]’s wrongful conduct, even if the
particular harm could not have been anticipated.
[Name of plaintiff] does not have to prove the exact amount of damages
that will provide reasonable compensation for the harm. However, you
must not speculate or guess in awarding damages.
[The following are the specific items of damages claimed by [name of
plaintiff]:]
[Insert applicable instructions on items of damage .]
New September 2003; Revised October 2004, June 2005
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
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