VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 44.010
Accord and Satisfaction—Uniform Commercial Code
Payment by (name of debtor) through an [instrument; check] of an amount less than the amount
claimed is in full satisfaction of the debt if (name of debtor) proves by the greater weight of the
evidence that:
(a) the payment is tendered in good faith as full satisfaction of the claim;
(b) the amount of the claim was [unliquidated; subject to a good faith dispute];
(c) the [instrument; check] either contains or is accompanied by a written communication that states
in words that are clearly noticeable that the [instrument; check] is made in full satisfaction of the
claim; and
(d) the payee obtained payment on the (instrument; check).
[A(n) [instrument; check] is not tendered in good faith when offered for payment of a loan if: (1) the
check is for less than is due under the terms of the loan agreement; and (2) the check is tendered to [an
agent; an employee; a person associated or affiliated with the creditor] who lacks knowledge of a
dispute concerning the loan.]
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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