VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 45.330
Practical Construction by the Parties
If you have doubt about the meaning of the terms of a contract, the conduct of the parties
under the contract may furnish the proper interpretation. The parties’ interpretation is entitled to
great weight. However, any interpretation suggested or supported by the acts of the parties must
be reasonable and not in conflict with the actual terms of the contract.
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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