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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 8.010
Employer’s Liability for Employee’s Negligence
An employer is liable for all damages proximately caused by the negligence of its employee
while acting within the scope of that person’s employment.
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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