IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 125.04
Natural Accumulation Defined
In these instructions, I have used the expression “natural accumulation of [ice] [snow]
[____].”
The [snow] [ice] [____] involved in this case was a natural accumulation if it resulted
from [(fill in appropriate language determined by the court to define the disputed issue in the
case, e.g., moisture which is tracked into a building; the normal effects of pedestrian or vehicular
traffic on snowfall; normal freezing and thawing; the effects of normal snow removal, etc.)]
On the other hand, the [snow] [ice] [____] involved in this case was an unnatural
accumulation if it resulted from [(fill in appropriate language by the court to define the disputed
issue in the case, e.g., impaired or altered drainage of the premises; negligent maintenance of the
underlying sidewalk/parking lot by the property owner; negligence of the property owner in
leaving spilled liquid in a high traffic area, etc.)]
Whether the [snow] [ice] [____] which the plaintiff claims proximately caused injury was
a natural accumulation or was an unnatural accumulation is for you to decide.
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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