UJI 13-1712 NMRA
UJI 13-1712. Compensatory damages; general.
If you should decide in favor of ____________ (plaintiff) on the question of liability,
you must then fix the amount of money which will reasonably and fairly compensate
____________ (plaintiff) for any of the following elements of damages proved by
____________ (plaintiff) to have resulted from the wrongful conduct of
______________________ (defendant) as claimed:
(NOTE: Here insert the proper elements of damages using the instructions which
immediately follow and any other proper elements applicable under the evidence.)
Whether any of these elements of damages have been proved by the evidence is for
you to determine. Your verdict must be based on proof and not on speculation, guess,
or conjecture.
Further, sympathy for a person, or prejudice against any party, should not affect your
verdict and is not a proper basis for determining damages.