VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 27.000
Definition of Trespass
A trespass is an entry without right or permission, authority or invitation, express or implied,
onto property which results in interference with a person’s right of possession in the property. Any
physical entry upon the property constitutes such a trespass, whether the entry is a walking upon
it, flooding it with water, casting objects upon it, or otherwise.
[A trespass is an intentional failure to leave property after being requested to do so by a person with
a right of possession in the property.]
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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