VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 45.600
Finding Instruction
You shall find your verdict for the plaintiff if he has proved by the greater weight of the
evidence that:
(1) there was a contract between the parties; and
(2) the defendant breached the contract.
You shall find your verdict for the defendant if:
(1) the plaintiff failed to prove [either or both; any and all] of the elements above; or if
(2) the defendant has proved by the greater weight of the evidence that it was impossible to
perform 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
2c618ed70112c407beff475b83c31b303bb07ff21ad1dcb925fe33368a020afc
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