Jury Instructions—Special Verdict Forms

We review the trial court's usage of a special verdict form for an abuse of discretion.  Hern v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill., 2005 MT 301, ¶ 20, 329 Mont. 347, 354, 125 P.3d 597. Our ordinary standard of review of a discretionary trial court ruling, including the use of a special verdict form, is whether the court abused its discretion.  Hern, ¶ 20 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).