IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 100.10
WHO IS A PASSENGER--TRANSFER FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER AT ISSUE
The duty of the defendant to a passenger to exercise the highest degree of care is
suspended from the time the passenger alights at an intermediate point to transfer to another
[train, plane, etc.] after the passenger has had a reasonable opportunity to reach a place of
reasonable safety, and resumes when the passenger is in the act of boarding another [train, plane,
etc.] within the time and place fixed by the transfer, to continue his journey. During the period
from the time the plaintiff alighted from the defendant's [train, plane, etc.] and after he had a
reasonable opportunity to reach a place of reasonable safety, until the time when he was in the
act of boarding another of the defendant's [train, plane, etc.]s, the duty the defendant owed to the
plaintiff was the same it owed to the general public, that is to exercise ordinary care.
A failure of the defendant to fulfill the duty applicable to the facts as you determine them
to be in this case is negligence.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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