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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 16.010
Finding Instruction
You shall find your verdict for the plaintiff if he proved by the greater weight of the evidence:
(1) that there was a vehicle involved in the accident whose driver was unknown; and
(2) that the driver of that vehicle was negligent; and
(3) that [this driver’s; the defendant’s] negligence was a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s accident
and damages.
You shall find your verdict for the defendant if the plaintiff failed to prove any one or more of
the elements above.
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
ccfdcf74b2ff3288d07b211840adac7be68ab4c95c4d4a92711326e7ab1ed3b7
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