CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 4.5-12
Damages - Incidental
In addition to damages for <describe theory(ies) of direct damages>, any damages you award on
the _____ count also may include amounts to compensate the plaintiff for incidental damages.
Incidental damages are reasonable expenses incident to the breach. The plaintiff claims that
<insert claimed damages> were incidental damages. If you find that the plaintiff reasonably
incurred those costs either in responding to the breach or in securing the benefit that the
defendant's performance was to have provided, then you should award the fair and reasonable
value of those costs as incidental damages.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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