NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 106.12
PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES-LOSS (OF USE) OF PART OF THE BODY.
Damages for personal injury also include fair compensation for the
(partial) loss of (use of) (identify part of body affected) experienced by
the plaintiff as a proximate result of the negligence of the defendant.
There is no fixed formula for placing a value on the (partial) loss (of use)
of part of the body. You must determine what is fair compensation by
applying logic and common sense to the evidence. You may consider:
[the extent of any [past] [present] [future]1 disability or handicap2
proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant]
[any [past] [present] [future]3 inconvenience or hardship
proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant]
[(specify any other factor supported by the evidence)].
However, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover twice for the same
element of damages. Therefore, you should not include any amount you
have already allowed for [loss of earnings] [pain and suffering] [scarring
or disfigurement] because of the (partial) loss of (use of) (identify part of
body affected).
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 106.12 (December 2004). 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
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