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CHARGE 8.41 ― Page 3 of 3 8.41 CONVERSION (3/10) A. General The measure of damages to be awarded to a plaintiff entitled to a verdict is the fair market value of the converted chattel at the time of conversion by the defendant, with interest from the date …
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CHARGE 8.42 ― Page 1 of 1 8.42 SURVIVAL ACTION (Approved 2/96) In a survival action, the administrator as plaintiff is seeking damages for the decedent's hospital and medical expenses, loss of earnings as well as any disability and impairment, loss of …
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CHARGE 8.43 ― Page 13 of 13 8.43 WRONGFUL DEATH (3/10) The plaintiff brings this lawsuit as the representative of the survivors of the decedent, [ insert decedent’s name ]. On behalf of the survivors, the plaintiff asserts that the defendant was …
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CHARGE 8.44 ― Page 1 of 3 8.44 PERSONAL PROPERTY (Approved 3/75) A. General If you ultimately find the plaintiff’s personal property was damaged as a result of the defendant’s negligence, plaintiff would be entitled to your verdict. Plaintiff would be …
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CHARGE 8.45 ― Page 5 of 5 8.45 BREACH OF CONTRACT (Approved 06/1993; Revised 12/2014) A. General A plaintiff who is awarded a verdict for breach of contract is entitled to compensatory damages for such losses as may fairly be considered to have arisen …
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Charge 3.12 CHARGE 8.47A — Page 3 of 3 8.47A MALICIOUS PROSECUTION BASED UPON PRIOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Approved 1/97) A. Compensatory Damages In this case you must consider two categories of damages, compensatory damages and punitive damages. I shall …
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CHARGE 8.47B — Page 2 of 2 8.47B MALICIOUS PROSECUTION BASED UPON PRIOR CIVIL PROCEEDINGS (Approved before 1984) A. Compensatory Damages Compensatory damages are those which you find that plaintiff sustained as a proximate result of the defendant’s …
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CHARGE 8.47C — Page 2 of 2 8.47C FALSE IMPRISONMENT (FALSE ARREST) (Approved 1/97) A. Compensatory Damages If you find that the defendant did falsely imprison plaintiff, you must determine whether or not the false imprisonment was proximate cause of the …
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CHARGE 8.48 ― Page 1 of 1 8.48 TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL INJURY AWARD (Adopted 1/97; Revised 3/01) A personal injury damage award is not subject to Federal or state income tax. Therefore, if you decide to award the plaintiff damages for his/her …
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CHARGE 8.49 ― Page 1 of 5 8.49 SUPERVISORY SEXUAL HARASSMENT (Approved 10/97) A. Strict Liability (Subheadings are for judges' guidance only) If you find that plaintiff [insert name] has proved all the elements of sexual harassment, the employer is …
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Charge 3-11 CHARGE 8.50 — Page 1 of 19 8.50 INVASION OF PRIVACY DAMAGES (01/2016) NOTE TO JUDGE A plaintiff who has established a cause of action for invasion of privacy is entitled to recover damages for (1) the harm to the plaintiff’s interest in …
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CHARGE 8.60 ― Page 4 of 6 8.60 PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACTIONS — GENERAL (Approved 3/2000; Revised 12/2011)1 NOTE TO JUDGE This charge incorporates the statutory changes in Public Law 1995, ch. 142, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 et seq. , the Punitive Damages Act. That Act …
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CHARGE 8.62 ― Page 1 of 5 8.62 PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACTIONS — Products Liability (Approved 1/1997; Revised 12/2011) NOTE TO JUDGE Please review the comprehensive Note to Judge in Model Charge 8.60. Note also that the trial judge may reduce or eliminate the …
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CHARGE 8.70 ― Page 2 of 5 8.70 TORT CLAIMS ACT THRESHOLD FOR RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING (Approved 03/2010; Revised 11/2023) NOTE TO JUDGE When the plaintiff’s negligence claim arises against a government entity, the Torts Claims Act, …
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CHARGE 9.10 - Page 5 of 7 9.10 CONDEMNATION - GENERALLY (Approved 4/96) Caution Every parcel of real estate is unique. So too, every jury charge in a condemnation case should be unique. The model charge cannot substitute for the careful formulation of a …
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CHARGE 9.11 - Page 4 of 4 9.11 CONDEMNATION — HIGHEST AND BEST USE (Approved 4/02) A. Generally (Approved 4/96) The fair market value of property is not necessarily limited to what an owner actually uses it for. The use to which an owner may realistically …
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CHARGE 9.12 — Page 4 of 6 9.12 CONDEMNATION — METHODS OF COMPUTING FAIR MARKET VALUE (Approved 4/96) A. Generally You have already been told that you must determine the fair market value of the property, valued according to its highest and best use. …
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CHARGE 9.13 — Page 2 of 2 9.13 CONDEMNATION - MACHINERY (Approved 4/96) Sometimes, when property with a building is condemned, the owner moves out all his or her personal property including machines. Nevertheless, sometimes an owner cannot easily move the …
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CHARGE 9.14 - Page 10 of 10 9.14 CONDEMNATION — PARTIAL TAKING (SEVERANCE DAMAGES) (Approved 4/96) A. Severance Damage Although there are several ways of determining just compensation, the [insert name of party here] in this case has employed the …
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CHARGE 9.15 — Page 1 of 2 9.15 CONDEMNATION — TAKING PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES (Approved 4/96) When a condemning authority takes property which is already devoted to a public use, the condemning authority must furnish a substitute facility. For instance, …