Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 205.01

Issues Made by the Pleadings

The issues to be decided by you under [Count ____ of] the plaintiff's complaint are as

follows:

[1]. The plaintiff claims that he had an expectation that he would receive an inheritance

from the decedent upon the decedent's death;

[2]. The plaintiff further claims that the defendant, through [fraud,] [duress,] [or] [undue

influence], intentionally interfered with plaintiff's expectation in one or more of the following

ways:

[Set forth in simple form, without undue emphasis or

repetition, those alleged grounds of intentional

interference which are supported by the evidence.]

[3]. The plaintiff fur ther claims that there was a reasonable certainty that the plaintiff's

expectancy would have been realized but for the defendant's interference;

[4]. The plaintiff further claims that he has suffered damages as a result of the loss of

inheritance.

The defendant denies [that there was a reasonable certainty that the plaintiff would

receive an inheritance from the decedent] [that he interfered with the plaintiff's expectancy in any

manner claimed by the plaintiff] [that he did any of the things claime d by the plaintiff] [that the

plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the loss of the inheritance].