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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 38.090
Finding Instruction: Affirmative Defense Asserted
You shall return your verdict for the plaintiff if he proved by the greater weight of the evidence
that the defendant intentionally restricted the plaintiff’s freedom of movement without legal right.
You shall return your verdict for the defendant if:
(1) the plaintiff failed to prove a false arrest; or
(2) the defendant proved by the greater weight of the evidence that he had a legal right to restrain
the plaintiff’s freedom of movement.
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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