NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 106.08
PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES-PAIN AND SUFFERING.
Damages for personal injury also include fair compensation for the
actual [past] [present] [future]2 physical pain and mental suffering3
experienced by the plaintiff as a proximate result of the negligence of the
defendant.4 There is no fixed formula for placing a value on physical pain
and mental suffering. You will determine what is fair compensation by
applying logic and common sense to the evidence.
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 106.08 (May 2006). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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