VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 40.200
Wrongful or Tortious Interference With Contract Expectancy (Contract Terminable at Will); Prospective Business Relationship, or Economic Advantage; Contract: 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 [contract expectancy; prospective business relationship; economic advantage; contract]
between the plaintiff and (name of third party); and
(2) Did the defendant know of this [contract expectancy; prospective business relationship; economic
advantage; contract]; and
(3) Did the defendant use improper methods to interfere with the [contract expectancy; prospective
business relationship; economic advantage; contract]; and
(4) Did the defendant intend to interfere with the [contract expectancy; prospective business
relationship; economic advantage; contract]; and
(5) Was it reasonably certain that [the business relationship would have continued; the expectancy
would have been realized; the economic advantage would have been realized; the contract would have
continued] in the absence of the defendant’s conduct; and
(6) Did the defendant’s interference with the [contract expectancy; prospective business relationship;
economic advantage; contract] cause damage to the plaintiff?
On these issues, the plaintiff has the burden of proof.
The defendant has alleged that any interference with the [contract expectancy; prospective
business relationship; economic advantage; or contract] was justified, privileged, or not improper.
On these issues, 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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