N.C.P.I.—Civil 835.24

APPENDIX-SAMPLE VERDICT SHEET

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF

JUSTICE

COUNTY OF SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

No.

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Plaintiff )

) VERDICT

vs. )

)

)

Defendant )

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First answer the two preliminary questions in Part I. Then answer

the issue in Part II.

I. Preliminary questions:

1. What was the fair market value of the portion of the the

[plaintiff('s)(s')] defendant('s)(s')] property taken by the [plaintiff]

[defendant] at the time of the taking?

Answer: $ _______________.__

2. What was the difference between the fair market value

of the [plaintiff('s)(s')] [defendant('s)(s')] entire property immediately

before the taking and the fair market value of the remainder immediately

after the taking?

Answer: $ _______________.__

II. Issue: "What is the amount of just compensation the

[plaintiff(s)] [defendant(s)] [is] [are] entitled to recover from the

[plaintiff] [defendant] for the taking of the [plaintiff('s)(s')]

[defendant('s)(s')] property?"

Verdict: $ _______________.__ (Fill in the larger dollar

amount from Part I's two preliminary questions.)

This is the _______ day of __________________ , _________.

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Foreperson of the Jury