What is the test for determining the amount of damages awarded by a jury in a civil case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Hoeper v. City of S.F., A151824, A152204, A152539 (Cal. App. 2020):

" '[T]he jury is entrusted with vast discretion in determining the amount of damages to be awarded.' " (Hope v. California Youth Authority (2005) 134 Cal.App.4th 577, 595.)

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