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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 5002
Damages - Duty to Avoid Further Damages
When a plaintiff is harmed or injured, [he/she/it] has a duty to use proper care and take
reasonable steps to avoid or lessen the damages which result from that harm or injury. A plaintiff
cannot recover damages for the [harm/injury/injuries] that [he/she/it] could have avoided if
[he/she/it] had used proper care or taken reasonable steps to avoid or lessen [his/her/its] damages.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 5002 (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
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