VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 45.610
Finding Instruction: Third-Party Case
You should first reach a verdict in the case of (name of plaintiff) against (name of defendant). You
shall find your verdict for (name of plaintiff) if he has proved by the greater weight of the evidence
that:
(1) There was a contract between (name of plaintiff) and (name of defendant); and
(2) (Name of defendant) breached the contract with (name of plaintiff).
You shall find your verdict for (name of defendant) if:
(1) (Name of plaintiff) failed to prove either or both of the two elements above.
If, in the case of (name of plaintiff) against (name of defendant) you find for (name of plaintiff)
against (name of defendant), then you must reach a verdict in the case of (name of defendant, third-party plaintiff) against (name of third-party defendant). You shall find your verdict for the (name of
defendant, third-party plaintiff) if he has proved by the greater weight of the evidence that:
(1) (Name of third-party defendant) breached a contract with (name of third-party plaintiff) under
which (name of third-party defendant) had a duty to perform for (name of third-party plaintiff) an act
or acts for (name of plaintiff); and
(2) (Name of third-party defendant)’s breach of such contract was the cause of all, or part of the
damages awarded to (name of plaintiff) against (name of defendant, third-party plaintiff).
You shall find your verdict for (name of third-party defendant) if:
(1) (Name of defendant, third-party plaintiff) failed to prove either or both of the two elements
above.
If, in the case of (name of plaintiff) against (name of defendant), you find for (name of defendant),
then you do not need to consider a verdict in the third-party claim of (name of defendant, third-party
plaintiff) against (name of third-party 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
- Content hash
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