VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 45.570
Quantum Meruit
When a contract to pay for [services rendered; labor and materials] has been implied, the
defendant must pay the reasonable value of the [services rendered; labor and materials supplied].
You may consider the nature of the work and the customary rate of pay. The plaintiff must prove
the reasonable value of the [services; labor and materials] by the greater weight of the evidence.
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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