700.17V Questions for Verdict Form (Mitigation of Damages) [__] How much money did [name of plaintiff] lose because of [[name of defendant]'s] [[names of defendants]'] breach of contract? $________________ [__] Could [name of plaintiff] have avoided losing some of his money with reasonable effort and ordinary care? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question [__] is NO, the amount named in the first question above is the amount of damages that you should award to [name of plaintiff]. If the answer to question [__] above is YES, you should then answer question [__]. [__] How much money could [name of plaintiff] have saved if [he] [she] [it] had exercised reasonable effort and ordinary care? $________________ [__] [_______] minus [_______] = amount of damages to be awarded [name of plaintiff]. $________________ WE, THE JURY, AWARD [name of plaintiff] $________________