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Jury Instruction - Damages - Proximate Cause - Mississippi 2025

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The document is a court instruction to the jury in a Mississippi circuit court case, outlining the burden of proof required for the plaintiff to establish claims of damages. It emphasizes that damages must be proven by credible evidence and cannot be based on speculation or conjecture.

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Does a jury determine damages?

The jury is then responsible for determining what amount of damages, if any, will be awarded to the plaintiff. When they do this, they will be awarding a verdict as opposed to a settlement.

What is proximate cause jury instruction?

For an example of proximate cause in jury instructions, consider Washington civil jury instructions WPI 15.01 Proximate CauseDefinition which states The term proximate cause means a cause which in a direct sequence [unbroken by any superseding cause ,] produces the [injury] [event] complained of and without which

How does a jury decide damages?

Juries are left to make their decisions, based on the evidence presented to them, and how the evidence is presented. Some types of evidence about your injuries and your damages are easy to value: injuries or damages that are countable, are easy for a jury to calculate.

What are two things a juror should never do?

Dont talk about the case, or issues raised by the case with anyone, including other jurors, while the trial is going on, and dont let others talk about the case in your presence, even family members. If someone insists on talking to you or another juror about the case, please report the matter to a court employee.

How are damages determined?

Damages are imposed if the court finds that a party breached a duty under contract or violated some right. The sum of money included in the damages can be compensatory damages that are calculated based on the harmed partys actual loses, or punitive damages intended to punish the wrongdoer.

How to draft jury instructions?

For jury instructions to be effective, they must be clear and simple. Sentences should be short; instruc- tions should contain no more than a few sentences, cover only one topic, and be directly related to the circumstances of the case (they should not be abstract statements of the law).

What are uniform jury instructions?

Jury instructions are the only guidance the jury should receive when deliberating and are meant to keep the jury on track regarding the basic procedure of the deliberation and the substance of the law on which their decision is based.

Jury Instruction - Damages - Proximate Cause - Mississippi 2025

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