VF 303. Breach Of Contract Contract Formation At Issue

VF-303. Breach of Contract--Contract Formation at Issue Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 We answer the questions submitted to us as follows: 1. Were the contract terms clear enough so that the parties could understand what each was required to do? ____Yes ____No If your answer to question 1 is yes, then answer question 2. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 2. Did the parties agree to give each other something of value? ____Yes ____No If your answer to question 2 is yes, then answer question 3. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 3. Did the parties agree to the terms of the contract? ____Yes ____No If your answer to question 3 is yes, then answer question 4. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. [4. Did [name of plaintiff] do all, or substantially all, of the significant things that the contract required [him/her/it] to do? ____Yes ____No VF-303. Breach of Contract--Contract Formation at Issue Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 If your answer to question 4 is yes, [skip question 5 and] answer question 6. If you answered no, [answer question 5 if excuse is at issue/stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date the form].] [5. Was [name of plaintiff] excused from having to do all, or substantially all, of the significant things that the contract required [him/her/it] to do? ____Yes ____No If your answer to question 5 is yes, then answer question 6. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.] [6. Did all the conditions that were required for [name of defendant]'s performance occur? ____Yes ____No If your answer to question 6 is yes, [skip question 7 and] answer question 8. If you answered no, [answer question 7 if excuse or waiver is at issue/ stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.] [7. Were the required conditions that did not occur [excused/waived]? ____ Yes ____ No VF-303. Breach of Contract--Contract Formation at Issue Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 If your answer to question 7 is yes, then answer question 8. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.] 8. [Did [name of defendant] fail to do something that the contract required [him/her/it] to do? ____Yes [or] [Did [name of defendant] do something that the contract prohibited [him/her/it] from doing? ____ Yes ____ No] If your answer to [either option for] question 8 is yes, then answer question 9. If you answered no [to both options], stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 9. Was [name of plaintiff] harmed by [name of defendant]'s breach of contract? ____Yes ____No ____No] If your answer to question 9 is yes, then answer question 10. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. VF-303. Breach of Contract--Contract Formation at Issue Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 10. What are [name of plaintiff]'s damages? [a. [b. Past economic loss [including [insert descriptions of claimed damages]]: $ Future economic loss [including [insert descriptions of claimed damages]]: TOTAL Signed: ____________________________ Presiding Juror ] $ $ ] Dated: ____________________ After [this verdict form has/all verdict forms have] been signed, notify the [clerk/bailiff/court attendant] that you are ready to present your verdict in the courtroom. ___________________________________________________________________________ New October 2004; Revised December 2010, June 2015