WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Civil 1855
Estate's Recovery for Pain and Suffering
The law provides that the estate of a deceased person is entitled to be compensated
fairly and reasonably for pain and suffering endured by (name) from the time of the accident
up to the time of death.
Pain and suffering includes all physical pain and discomfort, worry and mental
distress. In determining the amount of damages for pain and suffering, you will consider the
nature, extent, and duration of all physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, apprehension,
discomfort or sorrow the deceased consciously endured and suffered between the time of the
accident and death and insert as your answer such sum as will, in your judgment, represent
reasonable compensation for such pain and suffering as you are reasonably certain (name)
endured and suffered as a natural result of injuries received in the accident.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1855 (2018). ©2018, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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