CO · jury_instructions

CJI-Civ. 10:3

Damages for Wrongful Death

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

Plaintiff, (name), has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, the

nature and extent of (insert applicable pronoun) damages (and the damages of those the

plaintiff represents). If you find in favor of the plaintiff, you must determine the total

dollar amount of the damages, if any, of plaintiff (and those that plaintiff represents), that

were caused by the (insert appropriate description, e.g., “negligence”) of the defendant(s),

(name[s]), (and) (,) (the [insert appropriate description, e.g., “negligence”], if any, of [name of

decedent]), (and) (the [insert appropriate description, e.g., “negligence”], if any, of any

designated nonparties).

In determining such damages, you shall consider the following:

(1. Any noneconomic losses, including grief, loss of companionship, impairment of

the quality of life, inconvenience, pain and suffering, and emotional stress the plaintiff [and

those the plaintiff represents] [has] [have] had to the present, and any grief, loss of

companionship, impairment of the quality of life, inconvenience, pain and suffering, and

emotional stress the plaintiff [and those the plaintiff represents] will have in the future;)

(and)

(2. Any economic losses, including reasonable funeral, burial, internment, or

cremation expenses, and any net financial loss which the plaintiff has [and those the

plaintiff represents have] had because of the death of [name of decedent]. The net financial

loss is the same as the financial benefit the plaintiff [and those the plaintiff represents]

might reasonably have expected to receive from [name of decedent] had (insert applicable

pronoun) lived.)

In determining these damages, if any, you should consider the age, health, and life

expectancy of (name of decedent), the age, health, and life expectancy of the plaintiff (and

those the plaintiff represents), the (name of decedent’s) industriousness, ability to earn

money, willingness to assist the plaintiff (and those the plaintiff represents), and the nature

of the relationship between (name of decedent) and the plaintiff (and between [name of

decedent] and those the plaintiff represents).

History

CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".

Provenance

Source: www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-24
Edition: civ-2026-02-25
Content hash: bed14837cd47b32ad0643aa9246f7df653cba85ed0467a854fdbf6ba205402f8

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