VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 22.000
Duty of Care Owed to Passengers Generally
The defendant is a common carrier. A common carrier has the duty to use the highest degree of
practical care for the safety of its passengers. It is liable for the slightest negligence causing injury
that could have been foreseen and guarded against, but it is not an insurer of the safety of its
passengers.
If the defendant fails to perform this duty, then it is negligent.
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
370674b2e35e97ca4b32bc569950c61792c71ce2db43bc73eb0412cf5e3dd767
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