VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 6.110
Assumption of the Risk: Burden of Proof
Where the defendant claims assumption of the risk as a defense, he has the burden of proving
by the greater weight of the evidence that the plaintiff fully appreciated the nature and the extent
of a known danger; that the plaintiff voluntarily exposed himself to it; and that the plaintiff was
injured as a result of the danger assumed. Assumption of the risk may be shown by the
defendant’s evidence or by the plaintiff’s 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
- Content hash
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