Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions-Civil

COMPLETE SET OF ILLINOIS PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS-CIVIL

Cautionary and General

• 1.00 GENERAL CAUTIONARY INSTRUCTIONS
• 2.00 INSTRUCTIONS DURING TRIAL
• 3.00 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• 4.00 INSTRUCTIONS RECOMMENDED NOT TO BE GIVEN

• Failure to Testify or Produce Evidence
• 5.00 INTRODUCTION

• Negligence--Risk--Misconduct--Proximate Cause
• 10.00 NEGLIGENCE AND ORDINARY CARE
• 11.00 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
• 12.00 SPECIFIC FACTORS AFFECTING NEGLIGENCE AND CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
• 13.00 ASSUMPTION OF RISK
• 14.00 WILLFUL AND WANTON CONDUCT
• 15.00 PROXIMATE CAUSE

• Issues--Burden of Proof
• 20.00. ISSUES IN THE CASE
• 21.00 BURDEN OF PROOF
• 22.00 BURDEN OF PROOF--RES IPSA LOQUITUR
• 23.00 ADMITTED LIABILITY

• Damages
• 30.00 DAMAGE INSTRUCTIONS
• 31.00 DAMAGES--WRONGFUL DEATH
• 32.00 INJURY TO SPOUSE AND FAMILY MEMBERS
• 33.00 DAMAGES—MITIGATION
• 34.00 DAMAGES--FUTURE DAMAGES--LENGTH OF TIME DAMAGES WILL CONTINUE--DISCOUNT OF DAMAGES--MORTALITY TABLES
• 35.00 PUNITIVE DAMAGES
• 36.00 NO LIABILITY--NO DAMAGES

• Multiple Parties and Pleadings--Verdict Forms
• 41.00 MULTIPLE PARTIES AND PLEADINGS
• 45.00 FORMS OF VERDICTS

• Agency
• 50.00 AGENCY

• Construction Negligence
• 55.00 CONSTRUCTION NEGLIGENCE

• Statutory Violations
• 60.00 STATUTORY VIOLATIONS

• Motor Vehicles
• 70.00 MOTOR VEHICLES
• 72.00 AUTOMOBILE GUESTS—JOINT ENTERPRISE—PASSENGERS
• 73.00 RAILROAD CROSSINGS

• Particularized Standards of Conduct
• 100.00 COMMON CARRIERS
• 105.00 PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
• 110.00 ANIMALS
• 115.00 ULTRAHAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES

• Owners and Occupiers of Land
• 120.00 PREMISES
• 125.00 LIABILITY FOR FALLS ON SNOW AND ICE
• 128.00 CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS--NO CONTRIBUTORY
  NEGLIGENCE--CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE--AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
• 130.00 LANDLORD AND TENANT
• 135.00 ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER
• 140.00 MUNICIPALITY

• Actions Based on Statutes
• 150.00 DRAM SHOP ACT
• 155.00 THE DRUG OR ALCOHOL IMPAIRED MINOR RESPONSIBILITY ACT
• 160.00 FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT
• 170.00 SAFETY APPLIANCE AND BOILER INSPECTION ACTS
• 180.00 STRUCTURAL WORK ACT
• 185.00 MAGNUSON-MOSS ACT
• 200.00 WILL CONTEST
• 205.00 TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH EXPECTANCY
• 250.00 RETALITORY DISCHARGE
• 300.00 EMINENT DOMAIN
• 400.00. STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY
• 500.00 IMPLIED (“ACTIVE-PASSIVE”) INDEMNITY
• 600.00 CONTRIBUTION

• Contracts
• 700.00 CONTRACTS
• 710.00 LIABILITY INSURANCE
• 800.00 FRAUD AND DECEIT

Note: While Supreme Court Rule 239(a) prescribes the use of Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, an instruction is approved or rejected only after it has been judicially questioned and considered. Powers v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, 91 Ill. 2d 375 (1982).