CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 4.5-10
Damages - Liquidated
The plaintiff claims that the contract entitles (him/her/it) to liquidated damages. The contract
provides <insert liquidated damages clause>. The plaintiff claims that that clause means <insert
plaintiff's contention>. The defendant claims that that clause means <insert defendant's
contention>. You should interpret what the parties meant by that clause in accordance with the
instructions I gave you earlier on contract interpretation. <See Instructions 4.2-1 through 4.2-
12.>
You should award the plaintiff liquidated damages if you find that these three conditions are met:
1) the damages that were to be expected as a result of a breach was of an uncertain amount or
difficult to prove; 2) the parties intended to specify in the contract a certain liquidated sum to be
awarded as damages; and 3) that certain sum specified in the contract was reasonable. You may
not award liquidated damages together with actual damages.
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- 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23
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