VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 28.070
Issues and Allocation of Burdens of Proof: Contract
Your verdict must be based on the facts as you find them and on the law contained in all of
these instructions.
The issues [on the contract claim] in this case are:
(1) Did (name of bailor) deliver a (name bailed object) to (name of bailee) under a bailment
agreement?
(2) Did (name of bailee) fail to redeliver the (name bailed object) on demand or as agreed?
On these issues (name of bailor) has the burden of proof.
(3) Was the (name bailed object) [lost; destroyed; damaged; taken out of the bailee’s possession]
without the fault of (name of bailee)?
On this issue (name of bailee) has the burden of proof.
(4) If (name of bailor) is entitled to recover, what is the amount of bailor’s damages?
On this issue (name of bailor) has the burden of proof.
Your decision on these issues must be governed by the instructions that follow.
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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