M Civ JI 118.19 Libel-Actual Damages (Public Figure or Public Person)

If you find that [ plaintiff ] is entitled to damages then you may award the actual damages suffered by [ plaintiff ] to his or her property, business, trade, profession, occupation, or feelings.

Note on Use

This instruction should be incorporated into M Civ JI 50.01 and used in a public person or public figure case. See Peisner v Detroit Free Press, Inc, 421 Mich 125; 364 NW2d 600 (1984), for an actual damages instruction incorporating M Civ JI 50.01.