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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 23.090
Occupant’s Duty to Trespasser and Bare Licensee
An occupant of premises has a [duty not to willfully or intentionally cause injury to a [trespasser;
bare licensee]; duty to protect a [trespasser; bare licensee] if the occupant knows, or reasonably should
have known of the [trespasser’s; bare licensee’s] danger, and could have avoided the danger by the use
of ordinary care].
If an occupant fails to perform this duty, then the occupant is negligent.
An occupant of premises has no duty to a [trespasser; bare licensee] to keep his premises in a
safe condition for the [trespasser’s; bare licensee’s] use.
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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