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CJI-Civ. 9:28

Comparative Negligence of Plaintiff — Single Defendant or Multiple Defendants —Designated Nonparty or Nonparties Involved

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

If you find the plaintiff, (name), was damaged and that the plaintiff’s damages were

caused by the negligence of the plaintiff and (one or more of the defendants, [names], and

[insert name or other appropriate description of designated nonparty]) (the defendant, [name],

and [insert name or other appropriate description of designated nonparty]) (one or more of the

defendants, [names], and [insert names or other appropriate description of designated

nonparties]) (the defendant, [name], and [insert names or other appropriate description of

designated nonparties]) or that the plaintiff’s damages were caused by more than one of the

defendants, then you must determine to what extent the negligent conduct of each

contributed to the damages of the plaintiff, expressed as a percentage of 100 percent.

If you find that the plaintiff and (one or more of the defendants, [names], and [insert

name or other appropriate description of designated nonparty]) (the defendant, [name], and

[insert name or other appropriate description of designated nonparty]) (one or more of the

defendants, [names], and [insert names or other appropriate description of designated

nonparties]) (the defendant, [name], and [insert names or other appropriate description of

designated nonparties]) were negligent and that the negligence of the plaintiff was equal to

or greater than the combined negligence of (the defendant) (all the defendants) and (the

designated nonparty) (all of the designated nonparties), then the plaintiff will not be

allowed to recover.

On the other hand, if you find that the negligence of the plaintiff was less than the

combined negligence of (the defendant) (all the defendants) and (the designated nonparty)

(all of the designated nonparties), then the plaintiff will be allowed to recover.

If the plaintiff is allowed to recover, the total damages you award will be reduced by

the Court by the percentage of the plaintiff’s negligence and by the percentage of the

negligence of the designated (nonparty) (nonparties).

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: 6ea29f1581fa67a0abe6145a1f834ff87133521f99e44743b193de925f4991a2

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