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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 18.100
Railroad’s Common Law Duty to Warn That Train Is Approaching Crossing
A railroad has a duty to give an adequate, reasonable, and timely warning of the approach of its
train to the crossing.
If a railroad fails to perform this duty, then it 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
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