VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 28.080
Finding Instruction: Contract
You shall find your verdict for the bailor if the bailor proved by the greater weight of the
evidence:
(1) that bailor delivered a (name bailed object) to the bailee under a contract of bailment; and
(2) that the bailee failed to redeliver it on demand or as agreed upon.
You shall find your verdict for the bailee:
(1) if the bailor failed to prove either or both of the elements above [or]
(2) if the bailee proved by the greater weight of the evidence that the (name bailed object) was
[lost; destroyed; damaged; taken out of the bailee’s possession] without the fault or negligence of
bailee].
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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