VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 16.000
Issues
Your verdict must be based upon the facts as you find them and on the law contained in these
instructions.
The issues in this case are:
(1) Was a vehicle involved in the accident whose driver was unknown?
(2) If so, was the driver of that vehicle negligent?
(3) If the driver was negligent, was his negligence a proximate cause of the accident?
(4) If the plaintiff is entitled to recover, what is the amount of his damages?
On these issues the plaintiff has the burden of proof.
Your decision on these issues must be governed by the instructions which follow.
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
e2f69a2f7be01e8afcabaa2bd94b7d2e98b1b6a9b2576be415f8e82420ad382c
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