B45.01 Instruction on Use of Verdict Forms--Negligence Only--Single Plaintiff and Defendant When you retire to the jury room you will first select a foreperson. He or she will preside during your deliberations. Your verdict must be unanimous. Forms of verdicts are supplied with these instructions. After you have reached your verdict, fill in and sign the appropriate form of verdict and return it to the court. Your verdict must be signed by each of you. You should not write or mark upon this or any of the other instructions given to you by the court. If you find for [name of plaintiff] and against [name of defendant] and if you further find that [name of plaintiff] was not contributorily negligent, then you should use Verdict Form A. If you find for [name of plaintiff] and against [name of defendant] and if you further find that [name of plaintiff]'s injury was proximately caused by a combination of [name of defendant]'s negligence and [name of plaintiff]'s contributory negligence and that [name of plaintiff]'s contributory negligence was 50% or less of the total proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought, then you should use Verdict Form B. If you find for [name of defendant] and against [name of plaintiff], or if you find that plaintiff's contributory negligence was more than 50% of the total proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought, then you should use Verdict Form C.