VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.000
Lookout; Control; Speed
The driver of a vehicle has a duty to use ordinary care:
(1) to keep a proper lookout;
(2) to keep his vehicle under proper control; and
(3) to operate his vehicle at a reasonable speed under the existing conditions.
If a driver fails to perform any one or more of these duties, then he is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
682d05cef0209a9aef0f46e22e470a36e3cd1beeafffbdbe335cd38fb9029782
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