Nevada Jury Instructions Note: these are not official Nevada jury instructions. Many of them pre-date the 2011 official instructions and are a mix of internally-crafted instructions and those in the pre-2011 set. Use with caution. NEV. J.I. 1.0 DUTY OF JUDGE AND JURY NEV. J.I. 1.01 USE OF INSTRUCTIONS NEV. J.I. 1.02 MASCULINE FORM OF… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions
GENERAL VERDICT CONCERNING NEGLIGENCE ALONG WITH SPECIAL VERDICT CONCERNING CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE; VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF We, the jury in the above-entitled action, find for the plaintiff and against the defendant and, without reduction for plaintiff’s contributory negligence, if any, assess the total amount of the plaintiff’s damages at $ . Having found for the plaintiff and… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: General Verdict Concerning Negligence Along With Special Verdict Concerning Contributory Negligence; Verdict For Plaintiff
GENERAL VERDICT WITH SPECIAL FINDINGS; STRICT PRODUCTS LIABILITY ACTION We further find as follows on the particular questions of fact herein: Question No. 1: Did the defendant [manufacture, sell, etc.] the product in question? Answer “yes” or “no.” Answer: _______________________________________________ Question No. 2: Was the product defective? Answer “yes” or “no.” Answer: _______________________________________________ Question No.… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: General Verdict With Special Findings; Strict Products Liability Action
GENERAL VERDICT FORM; VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT __________________________ We, the jury in the above-entitled action, find for the defendant[s] and against the plaintiff. DATED this___________ day of , 200 . FOREMAN NEV. J.I. 12.01
GENERAL VERDICT FORM; VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF; OPTIONAL SPECIAL VERDICT ON PAST AND FUTURE DAMAGES We, the jury in the above-entitled action, find for the plaintiff and against the defendant[s] and assess the total amount of the plaintiff’s damages at $ . [We further find that the total amount of the plaintiff’s damages is divided into… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: General Verdict Form; Verdict For Plaintiff; Optional Special Verdict On Past And Future Damages
CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION; GENERAL VERDICT CONCERNING NEGLIGENCE ALONG WITH SPECIAL VERDICT CONCERNING CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, IF ANY When you retire to consider your verdict, you must select one of your number to act as foreman, who will preside over your deliberation and will be your spokesman here in court. During your deliberation, you will have all the… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: Concluding Instruction; General Verdict With Special Findings
CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION; GENERAL VERDICT WITH SPECIAL FINDINGS During your deliberation, you will have all the exhibits which were admitted into evidence, these written instructions and forms of verdict which have been prepared for your convenience. In civil actions, three-fourths of the total number of jurors may find and return a verdict. This is a civil… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: Concluding Instruction; General Verdict With Special Findings
CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION; SPECIAL VERDICT ONLY During your deliberation, you will have all the exhibits which were admitted into evidence, these written instructions and a special verdict form which has been prepared for your convenience. NEV. J.I. 11.05
CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION; GENERAL VERDICT ONLY During your deliberation, you will have all the exhibits which were admitted into evidence, these written instructions and forms of verdict which have been prepared for your convenience. In civil actions, three-fourths of the total number of jurors may find and return a verdict. This is a civil action. As… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: Concluding Instruction; General Verdict Only
ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL Now you will listen to the arguments of counsel who will endeavor to aid you to reach a proper verdict by refreshing in your minds the evidence and by showing the application thereof to the law; but, whatever counsel may say, you will bear in mind that it is your duty to… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: Arguments Of Counsel
READING BACK TESTIMONY If, during your deliberation, you should desire to be further informed on any point of law or hear again portions of the testimony, you must reduce your request to writing signed by the foreman. The officer will then return you to court where the information sought will be given to you in… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: Reading Back Testimony
DUTY OF JUROR TO CONSULT It is your duty as jurors to consult with one another and to deliberate with a view toward reaching an agreement, if you can do so without violence to your individual judgment. Each of you must decide the case for yourself, but should do so only after a consideration of… Continue reading Nevada Jury Instructions: Duty Of Juror To Consult