3903L. Damage To Personal Property Having Special Value (Civ. Code, § 3355) (Economic Damage)

3903L. Damage to Personal Property Having Special Value (Civ. Code, § 3355) (Economic Damage) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 [Insert number, e.g., "12."] The unique value of [name of plaintiff]'s [item of personal property]. To recover damages for the unique value, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following: 1. 2. 3. That the [item of personal property] had some market value; That the [item of personal property] had unique value to [name of plaintiff]; and [That [name of defendant] had notice of this unique value before the harm;] [or] [That [name of defendant]'s conduct was intentional and wrongful.] No fixed standard exists for deciding the amount of this value. You must use your judgment to decide a reasonable amount based on the evidence and your common sense. ________________________________________________________________________________ New September 2003