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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 28.040
Bailor’s Duty: Bailment for Hire or Mutual Benefit
If the bailment is for the mutual benefit of the bailor and bailee, then the bailor has a duty to
use ordinary care to see that the property bailed is reasonably fit for the purpose for which it
would normally be used or for which the bailor was aware that it was intended to be used.
If the bailor fails to perform this duty, and if that failure caused the injury complained of, then
the bailor is liable.
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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