VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 38.070
Burden of Proof: Affirmative Defense Asserted
The burden is on the plaintiff to prove false imprisonment.
The burden is on the defendant to prove [that he had a legal right to restrict the plaintiff’s freedom
of movement; that he had probable cause to believe that a person was [concealing goods; shoplifting];
that the arrest was lawful].
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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