VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 21.010
Causation
A railroad has caused or contributed to the employee’s [injury; death] if the railroad’s
negligence played a part—no matter how small—in bringing about the [injury; death]. The mere
fact that [an injury; a death] occurred does not necessarily mean that the [injury; death] was caused
by negligence.
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
3de10d1fffc307d9129e61f437b0cfeb5e4bc7911adcf91f840ed095e18c4b6f
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