CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 36:6
Ascertainment of Market Value, Damages, or Specific Benefits — Most Advantageous Uses
In determining the market value of the property actually taken (and the damages, if
any, and specific benefits, if any, to the residue) you should consider the use, conditions and
surroundings of the property as of the date of valuation.
In addition, you should consider the most advantageous use or uses to which the
property might reasonably and lawfully be put in the future by persons of ordinary
prudence and judgment. Such evidence may be considered, however, only insofar as it
assists you in determining the reasonable market value of the property as of the date of
valuation (or the damages, if any, or the specific benefits, if any, to the residue). It may not
be considered for the purposes of allowing any speculative damages or values.
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
b085742055229afc742e0c6f69a1c1aa4516e13ae73c2974dc1a203cd1c47d19
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