{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-625","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 625","heading":"","body":"In all cases the court may direct the jury to find a special verdict in writing, upon all, or any of the issues, and in all cases may instruct them, if they render a general verdict, to find upon particular questions of fact, to be stated in writing, and may direct a written finding thereon. In all cases in which the issue of punitive damages is presented to the jury the court shall direct the jury to find a special verdict in writing separating punitive damages from compensatory damages. The special verdict or finding must be filed with the clerk and entered upon the minutes. Where a special finding of facts is inconsistent with the general verdict, the former controls the latter, and the court must give judgment accordingly.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS [577. - 674.]","CHAPTER 4. Trial by Jury [607. - 630.]","ARTICLE 3. The Verdict [624. - 630.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"76ffe43729c7f68325ca3ec259451a1f88d7880b872034ed81a0aa7f2ca9228f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-624","next":"us-ca/ccp-626"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}