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In actions for negligence resulting in injury to person or death by wrongful act, the court shall submit to the jury a general verdict form only, provided that the court may submit interrogatories to the jury if otherwise specifically authorized by law, if under substantive law governing the case comparative negligence applies, or if all parties to the action agree that interrogatories may be submitted to the jury. The court shall give such explanation or instruction as may be necessary to enable the jury both to make answers to the interrogatories and to render a general verdict, and the court shall direct the jury both to make written answers and to render a general verdict. When the general verdict and the answers are consistent, the appropriate judgment upon the verdict and answers shall be entered by the court. When the answers are consistent with each other but one or more is inconsistent with the general verdict, or when the answers are inconsistent with each other and one or more is likewise inconsistent with the general verdict, judgment shall not be entered and the court shall either order the jury to further consider its answers and verdict or order a new trial.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281534,"text":"Except in actions for negligence resulting in injury to person or death by wrongful act, in civil actions when the court determines that the complexity of the issues warrant, the court may submit to the jury, together with appropriate forms for a general verdict, written interrogatories upon one or more issues of fact the decision of which is necessary to a verdict. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 499<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277317,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78560,"identifier":"8.01-379.3","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-379.3","url":"\/8.01-379.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-379.3\/","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-379.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"General verdict accompanied by answer to interrogatories","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-379.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except in actions for negligence<\/span> resulting in injury to person<\/span> or death by wrongful act, in civil actions<\/span> when the court<\/span> determines that the complexity of the issues<\/span> warrant, the court<\/span> may submit to the jury<\/span>, together with appropriate forms for a general verdict<\/span>, written interrogatories<\/span> upon one or more issues<\/span> of fact<\/span> the decision of which is necessary to a verdict<\/span>. In actions for negligence<\/span> resulting in injury to person<\/span> or death by wrongful act, the court<\/span> shall submit to the jury<\/span> a general verdict<\/span> form only, provided that the court<\/span> may submit interrogatories<\/span> to the jury<\/span> if otherwise specifically authorized by law<\/span>, if under substantive law<\/span> governing the case comparative negligence<\/span> applies, or if all parties to the action<\/span> agree that interrogatories<\/span> may be submitted to the jury<\/span>. The court<\/span> shall give such explanation or instruction as may be necessary to enable the jury<\/span> both to make answers to the interrogatories<\/span> and to render a general verdict<\/span>, and the court<\/span> shall direct the jury<\/span> both to make written answers and to render a general verdict<\/span>. When the general verdict<\/span> and the answers are consistent, the appropriate judgment<\/span> upon the verdict<\/span> and answers shall be entered by the court<\/span>. When the answers are consistent with each other but one or more is inconsistent with the general verdict<\/span>, or when the answers are inconsistent with each other and one or more is likewise inconsistent with the general verdict<\/span>, judgment<\/span> shall not be entered and the court<\/span> shall either order<\/span> the jury<\/span> to further consider its answers and verdict<\/span> or order<\/span> a new trial<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL VERDICT ACCOMPANIED BY ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES (\u00a7 8.01-379.3)\n\nExcept in actions for negligence resulting in injury to person or death by\nwrongful act, in civil actions when the court determines that the complexity of\nthe issues warrant, the court may submit to the jury, together with appropriate\nforms for a general verdict, written interrogatories upon one or more issues of\nfact the decision of which is necessary to a verdict. In actions for negligence\nresulting in injury to person or death by wrongful act, the court shall submit\nto the jury a general verdict form only, provided that the court may submit\ninterrogatories to the jury if otherwise specifically authorized by law, if\nunder substantive law governing the case comparative negligence applies, or if\nall parties to the action agree that interrogatories may be submitted to the\njury. The court shall give such explanation or instruction as may be necessary\nto enable the jury both to make answers to the interrogatories and to render a\ngeneral verdict, and the court shall direct the jury both to make written\nanswers and to render a general verdict. When the general verdict and the\nanswers are consistent, the appropriate judgment upon the verdict and answers\nshall be entered by the court. When the answers are consistent with each other\nbut one or more is inconsistent with the general verdict, or when the answers\nare inconsistent with each other and one or more is likewise inconsistent with\nthe general verdict, judgment shall not be entered and the court shall either\norder the jury to further consider its answers and verdict or order a new trial.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 499.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}