VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 40.100
Wrongful or Tortious Interference with Contract Not Terminable at Will: Issues
Your verdict must be based on the facts as you find them and on the law contained in all of
these instructions.
The issues in this case are:
(1) Was there a business expectancy or a valid contractual relationship between the plaintiff and
(name of third party); and
(2) Did the defendant know of this business expectancy or contractual relationship; and
(3) Did the defendant intentionally cause (name of third party) to [breach; terminate] the expectancy
or relationship; and
(4) Was the plaintiff damaged by the [breach; termination] of the contract?
On these issues, the plaintiff has the burden of proof.
The defendant has alleged that any interference with the contract was justified or privileged.
On this issue the defendant has the burden of proof.
Your decisions on these issues must be governed by the instructions that follow.
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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