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Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 6.6

Verdict Form - Comparative Negligence and Recklessness

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CV-17 0000000 S SUPERIOR COURT

PAUL PLAINTIFF JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

v. NEW BRITAIN

DORA DEFENDANT OCTOBER 17, 2017

VERDICT

FIRST COUNT (NEGLIGENCE)

(Check one box only and fill in additional information as necessary.)

□ We the jury find in favor of the plaintiff PAUL PLAINTIFF against the defendant DORA

DEFENDANT and award damages as follows:

(a) Percentage of liability of the defendant:

______%

(If less than 50%, you must find in favor of the defendant and check box below.)

(b) Percentage of liability of the plaintiff, if any:

______%

(c) Total percentage of liability: [add (a) and (b)]:

__100_%

(d) Total economic damages:

$__________________

(e) Total noneconomic damages:

$__________________

(f) Total damages [add (d) and (e)]:

$__________________

(g) Final award to plaintiff after reduction of percentage of plaintiff’s liability, if any:

[multiply (f) by the percentage of (a)]:

$ _________________

OR

□ We the jury find in favor of the defendant DORA DEFENDANT against the plaintiff

PAUL PLAINTIFF.

SECOND COUNT (STATUTORY RECKLESSNESS)

(To be completed only if the jury finds in favor of the plaintiff on the First Count.

If so, check one box only and fill in additional information as necessary.)

□ We the jury find that the plaintiff PAUL PLAINTIFF has proved, by a preponderance of

the evidence, that the defendant DORA DEFENDANT has violated the applicable statute(s) and

such violation(s) (was/were) a substantial factor in causing injury to the plaintiff,

And further, that:

(Check one box only.)

□ the plaintiff is not entitled to double or triple damages.

□ the plaintiff is entitled to double damages.

□ the plaintiff is entitled to triple damages.

OR

□ We the jury find in favor of the defendant DORA DEFENDANT against the plaintiff

PAUL PLAINTIFF.

THIRD COUNT (COMMON LAW RECKLESSNESS)

(To be completed only if the jury finds in favor of the plaintiff on the First Count.

If so, check one box only and fill in additional information as necessary.)

□ We the jury find that the plaintiff PAUL PLAINTIFF has proved, by a preponderance of

the evidence, that the conduct of the defendant DORA DEFENDANT was reckless and instruct

the court to award punitive damages to the plaintiff.

OR

□ We the jury do not find the conduct of the defendant DORA DEFENDANT to be

reckless and, therefore, find in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff PAUL PLAINTIFF.

________________________________

_______________________

Jury Foreperson

Date

Provenance

Source
jud.ct.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-23
Edition
2026-08-23
Content hash
9caa505439de815e2d7feef105d5f4acbc445d02c16235f96a3114ae9589c814
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