CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 19:17
Actual Damages
Plaintiff, (name), has the burden of proving the nature and extent of (insert
applicable pronoun) damages by a preponderance of the evidence. If you find in favor of the
plaintiff, you must determine the total dollar amount of the plaintiff’s damages, if any, that
were caused by the (insert appropriate description, e.g., “false representation[s]” or “deceit”)
of the defendant(s), (name[s]), (and the [insert appropriate description, e.g., “negligence”], if
any, of any designated nonparties).
In determining these damages, you shall consider the following:
(1. The difference between the market value of the property and what its value
would have been had the representation been true) (and)
(2. [Insert any other consequential damages the jury might reasonably find the plaintiff
sustained as a proximate result of the defendant’s false representation, concealment or
nondisclosure.]).
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
e1654b9799e6196dccbd639257d57a1c97ac48a718d966e21293343d5b6d1453
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