VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 29.030
Owner’s Duty: Wild Animals
The owner or keeper of [a; an] (type of particular wild animal) is charged with knowledge of its
natural inclinations or characteristics and has a duty to use a high degree of care to keep it
confined and restrained so as not to cause injury to others.
If an owner or keeper fails to perform this duty, then he 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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