IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 105.08
Ordinary Care--Duty To Follow Instructions--Submit To Treatment--Mitigation Of
Damages--Professional Negligence
A patient must exercise ordinary care to [seek treatment] [follow reasonable medical
(advice) (instructions)]. A physician is not liable for the consequences of a patient's failure to do
so. A patient's failure to use ordinary care in obtaining treatment or in following instructions
does not absolve the physician from any damages resulting from the physician's negligence. It
only absolves the physician from any damages caused by the patient's failure to exercise ordinary
care to [seek treatment] [follow reasonable medical (advice) (instructions)].
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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