VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 36.080
Finding Instruction: Battery—Affirmative Defenses
You shall find your verdict for the plaintiff if the plaintiff proved by the greater weight of the
evidence that:
(1) the defendant intentionally touched the plaintiff; and
(2) the touching was unwanted; and
(3) the touching was without justification, excuse, or the plaintiff’s consent.
You shall find your verdict for the defendant:
(1) if the plaintiff failed to prove a battery; or
(2) if the defendant proved by the greater weight of the evidence that he acted in self-defense.
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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