VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 30.000
Dangerous Instrumentalities and Related Activities: General Duty of Care
A person; utility [keeping explosives; possessing explosives; engaged in the production of
electricity or natural gas; engaged in the distribution of electricity or natural gas; (name other similar
activity involving a similarly dangerous instrumentality)] has a duty to use a high degree of care,
corresponding to the dangers involved, to prevent injury to others.
If a person fails to perform this duty, then that person 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
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