VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 38.060
Burden of Proof: No Affirmative Defense Asserted
The burden is on the plaintiff to prove false imprisonment.
When a party has the burden of proof on an issue, he must prove that issue by the greater
weight of all the evidence. This is sometimes called the preponderance of the evidence. It is that
evidence which you find more persuasive. The testimony of one witness whom you believe can be
the greater weight of the evidence.
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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