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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 41.136
Finding Instruction: Where Defendant Is a Merchant
You shall find your verdict for the plaintiff if he has proved by the greater weight of the
evidence that:
(1) the defendant instituted a criminal proceeding against the plaintiff; and
(2) that criminal proceeding ended in a manner [favorable; not unfavorable] to the plaintiff; and
(3) the defendant acted with malice.
You shall find your verdict for the defendant if:
(1) the plaintiff failed to prove one or more of the elements above; or
(2) you find by the greater weight of the evidence that the defendant had probable cause to
institute the criminal proceeding.
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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