VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 23.120
Occupant’s Responsibility for Dangerous Substances on Premises
An occupant of premises who keeps a [dangerous; offensive] substance on the premises has an
absolute duty not to let it escape.
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
- Content hash
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