VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 2.060
Party Bound by His Own Testimony
When one of the parties testifies unequivocally to facts within his own knowledge, those
statements of fact and the necessary inferences from them are binding upon him. He cannot rely
on other evidence in conflict with his own testimony to strengthen his case.
However, you must consider his testimony as a whole, and you must consider a statement made
in one part of his testimony in the light of any explanation or clarification made elsewhere in his
testimony.
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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