VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 23.110
Commercial Occupant’s Duty to Remove Snow and Ice After Storm
An occupant of commercial premises has a duty to an invitee to use ordinary care to remove ice
or snow from [outdoor entrance walks; steps; porches; stoops; parking lots] within a reasonable time
after the [freezing rain; snow] stops falling.
If an occupant fails to perform this duty, then the occupant 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
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