VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 47.170
Issuing Policy With Knowledge of Breach
If an insurance company or its agent knew facts which would have rendered the policy invalid
and the company nevertheless issued the policy, then it cannot deny liability under the policy
unless the insured acted in bad faith. “Bad faith” means the insured acted either dishonestly or
with the intent to defraud the insurance company.
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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