VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 2.040
Expert Witness
In considering the weight to be given to the testimony of an expert witness, you should consider
the basis for his opinion and the manner by which he arrived at it [and the underlying facts and data
upon which he relied].
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
1fc76f020a0586a0b363b14a85bcbee77da387241f65b525992bfa4675732fd6
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