VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 2.030
Adverse Witness
The plaintiff called the defendant as an adverse witness. The plaintiff is bound by as much of
the defendant’s testimony given as an adverse witness as is clear, logical, reasonable, and
uncontradicted.
The plaintiff is not bound by any of the defendant’s testimony given as an adverse witness that
conflicts with any of the other evidence in the case.
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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