VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 9.110
Contributory Negligence of Beneficiary: Death by Wrongful Act
[If you find your verdict for the plaintiff, and if] [If] you believe by the greater weight of the
evidence that (name of spouse; child; grandchild; parent; brother; sister) failed to use ordinary care
for the safety of the decedent, then (name of spouse, etc.) was negligent. If you further believe by
the greater weight of the evidence that this negligence was a proximate cause of the decedent’s
death, then (name of spouse, etc.) cannot share in the distribution of the damages that you award.
Even if you find that (name of spouse, etc.) cannot share in the distribution of the damages, you
may award damages to (names of remaining beneficiaries in the class).
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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