IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 110.03
Domestic Animals Running At Large--Statutory Liability
An owner or keeper of an animal is liable in damages if his [e.g., horse] while running at
large caused the injury or damage complained of, unless the owner or keeper did not know his
animal was running at large and he used reasonable care in restraining it.
[A person is a “keeper” when he has the right to control the animal's movements or has
knowingly and voluntarily undertaken to control the animal's movements.]
[An animal is “running at large” only if it strays from confinement or restraint and from the
limits of the owner or keeper.]
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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