VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 11.000
Standard of Care: Operator Entitled to Sovereign Immunity
The driver of a (type of emergency vehicle) has a duty not to be grossly negligent in discharging
his official duties under the circumstances of this case.
“Gross negligence” is that degree of negligence which shows such indifference to others as
constitutes an utter disregard of caution amounting to a complete neglect of the safety of another
[person; person’s property]. It is such negligence as would shock fair-minded people, although it is
something less than willful recklessness.
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
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