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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.005
Rear-End Collision: Finding Instruction
If (name of plaintiff)’s vehicle was lawfully [stopped; stopping; coming to a stop] in its lane of
travel and was struck from the rear, you may find that (name of defendant) was negligent unless
you believe from other evidence that (name of defendant) was not 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
7db29e4e4e674b51fa21873c8da0b61e437ab00b6dc1ebca3654ea97e4f1f14b
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