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Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 6.6
Verdict Form - Comparative Negligence and Recklessness
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.
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_______________________
Jury Foreperson
Date
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- 2026-08-23
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