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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 41.140
Compensatory Damages
If you find your verdict for the plaintiff, then in determining the damages to which the plaintiff
is entitled, you may consider any of the following which you believe by the greater weight of the
evidence was caused by the criminal proceeding instituted by the defendant:
(1) property loss;
(2) necessary expenses;
(3) insult;
(4) pain;
(5) mental suffering, anxiety or distress;
(6) harm to the plaintiff’s reputation.
Your verdict shall be for such sum as will fully and fairly compensate the plaintiff for damages
sustained as a result of the criminal proceeding instituted by the defendant.
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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