VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 9.000
General Personal Injury and Property Damage
[If you find your verdict for the plaintiff, then, in] [In] determining the damages to which he is
entitled, you shall consider any of the following which you believe by the greater weight of the
evidence was caused by the negligence of the defendant:
(1) any bodily injuries he sustained and their effect on his health according to their degree and
probable duration;
(2) any physical pain [and mental anguish] he suffered in the past [and any that he may be reasonably
expected to suffer in the future];
(3) any disfigurement or deformity and any associated humiliation or embarrassment he suffered
in the past [and any that he may be reasonably expected to suffer in the future];
(4) any inconvenience caused in the past [and any that probably will be caused in the future];
(5) any medical expenses incurred in the past [and any that may be reasonably expected to occur in
the future];
(6) any earnings he lost because he was unable to work at his calling;
(7) any loss of earnings and lessening of earning capacity, or either, that he may reasonably be
expected to sustain in the future;
(8) any property damage he sustained.
Your verdict shall be for such sum as will fully and fairly compensate the plaintiff for the
damages sustained as a result of the defendant’s negligence.
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
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