N.C.P.I.—Civil 810.48B

(Use for claims arising on or after 1 October 20111

when there is a stipulation as to the reasonableness of

the amount of funeral expenses but not the causal

nexus of the expenses to the conduct at issue. For

claims arising before 1 October 2011, use N.C.P.I.-Civil

810.44.)

Damages for (name deceased)’s death also include all funeral (and

burial)2 expenses reasonably paid or incurred by (name deceased)’s

estate.

To be reasonably incurred, funeral (and burial) expenses must have

been: (1) incurred as a [proximate result of the defendant's negligence]

[result of the defendant's wrongful conduct] and (2) reasonable in

amount.

It is [admitted] [stipulated] that the amount of the funeral (and

burial) expenses paid (and the amount necessary to satisfy the funeral

(and burial) expenses that have not yet been paid) is $_______. I charge

you that when the amount actually paid for funeral (and burial) expenses

(and the amount necessary to satisfy funeral (and burial) expenses that

have not been paid) [is] [are] shown or agreed, the law presumes that

[this amount is] [these amounts are] reasonable. Therefore, you will

accept as conclusive and binding on you that the amount of $______ is

reasonable.

Additionally, the plaintiff must prove by the greater weight of the

evidence that the funeral (and burial) expenses shown on the bills were

incurred by (name deceased)'s estate as a [proximate result of the

defendant's negligence] [result of the defendant's wrongful conduct]. [I

already have instructed you on the definition of proximate cause, and

that definition applies equally here.]3