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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 5000
Damages - Definition
“Damages” is the word used to describe the [harm/injury/injuries] suffered by the
plaintiff(s) and the amount of money that will compensate the plaintiff(s) for [that/those]
[harm/injury/injuries]. A plaintiff has to prove with some certainty what damages [he/she/it] has
suffered. However, a plaintiff does not have to prove the exact amount of [his/her/its] damages.
If the plaintiff has proved [his/her/its] claims against the defendant(s) are more likely true than
not true, then you may reasonably estimate and award the plaintiff(s) damages.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 5000 (current as of February 17, 2012). Submitted in 2012 by the Mississippi Model Jury Instructions Commission (created by the Supreme Court of Mississippi by order of December 30, 2008) and published by the Court on courts.ms.gov. The Court states that these model jury instructions have not been adopted or approved by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
cc90fecf9e1c33fe3f720e29f0f2087208643b2e534837bdcacac55e95a14ab3
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