CACI VF-2100 Conversion
California Civil Jury Instructions CACI
VF-2100 Conversion
We answer the questions submitted to us as follows:
1.Did [name of plaintiff] [own/possess/have a right to possess] a [insert description of personal property]?
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 [name of defendant] substantially interfere with [name of plaintiff]’s property by knowingly or intentionally [[taking possession of/preventing [name of plaintiff] from having access to] the [insert description of personal property]]/[destroying the [insert description of personal property]/refusing to return [name of plaintiff]’s [insert description of personal property] after [name of plaintiff] demanded its return]?
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 [name of plaintiff] consent?
Yes No
If your answer to question 3 is no, then answer question 4. If you answered yes, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.
4.Was [name of plaintiff] harmed?
Yes No
If your answer to question 4 is yes, then answer question 5. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.
5.Was [name of defendant]’s conduct a substantial factor in causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm?
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.What are [name of plaintiff]’s damages?
TOTAL $
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 December 2005; Revised December 2009, December 2010, June 2011, December 2016, May 2017
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Directions for Use
This verdict form is based on CACI No. 2100, Conversion—Essential Factual Elements.
The special verdict forms in this section are intended only as models. They may need to be modified depending on the facts of the case.
If the case involves multiple items of personal property as to which the evidence differs, users may need to modify question 2 to focus the jury on the different items.
If there are multiple causes of action, users may wish to combine the individual forms into one form. If different damages are recoverable on different causes of action, replace the damages tables in all of the verdict forms with CACI No. VF-3920, Damages on Multiple Legal Theories.
If the jury is being given the discretion under Civil Code section 3288 to award prejudgment interest (see Bullis v. Security Pac. Nat’l Bank (1978) 21 Cal.3d 801, 814 [148 Cal.Rptr. 22, 582 P.2d 109]), give CACI No. 3935, Prejudgment Interest. This verdict form may need to be augmented for the jury to make any factual findings that are required in order to calculate the amount of prejudgment interest.