UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1812
Compensatory damages.
If you decide that [name of defendant] defrauded [name of plaintiff], then you must also decide how much money is needed to fairly compensate [name of plaintiff] for any damages caused by the fraud.
You may award damages for the harm [name of plaintiff] experienced because of [name of defendant]'s fraud as long as you determine that the damages were reasonably foreseeable, and that [name of plaintiff] has proven these damages with reasonable certainty. [Name of plaintiff] claims the following damages:
[(1) the difference between the value of the property that [name of plaintiff] [bought/sold] and the value the same property would have had if [name of defendant]'s statements about it had been true.]
[(2) loss of good will;]
[(3) expenditures in mitigation of damages;]
[(4) lost earnings;]
[(5) loss of interest on loans required to finance [describe the loss]]
[(6) lost profits;]
[(7) emotional distress;]
[(8) describe other items claimed.]
Provenance
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- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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