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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 21.001
Degree of Care Varies With Risk Level
The degree of care required by the reasonable care standard varies with the level of risk. The
greater the risk of harm, the greater the required level of care.
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
e996a30a62fbeb562a43065d86153af125499cc06012a908b835a42316925af8
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