13-1832. Nominal damages.
If you find that __________________ (plaintiff) has established a right to recover from __________________ (defendant) but that __________________ (plaintiff) has suffered [no harm], [insignificant harm], [or] [damages that cannot be ascertained], you may award __________________ (plaintiff) nominal damages. Nominal damages are a trivial sum of money, usually one cent or one dollar, awarded to a party who has established a right to recover but has not established that the party is entitled to compensatory damages.
USE NOTES
This instruction should not be used when the cause of action requires proof of actual damages.
[Adopted effective, January 1, 1999; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2025-00126, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2025.]