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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 30.05
Measure of Damages--Pain and Suffering--Past and Future
The pain
and suffering experienced [and reasonably certain to be experienced in the
future] as a result of the injuries.
Notes o
n Use
This el
ement is to be inserted between the two paragraphs of IPI 30.01 when the evidence
justifies its use. To warrant inclusion of the bracketed material relating to future pain and
suffering, there must be evidence that such pain and suffering is reasonably certain to occur in
the future.
Commen
t
Pain and
suffering are compensable elements of damages. Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co.
v. Thil, 228 Ill. 233, 241; 81 N.E. 857, 860 (1907); Krichbaum v. Chicago City Ry. Co., 207
Ill.App. 44 (1st Dist.1917); McDaniels v. Terminal R.R. Ass'n, 302 Ill.App. 332, 350; 23 N.E.2d
785, 793 (4th Dist.1939). These elements are not included in “disability.” Wood v. Mobil Chem.
Co., 50 Ill.App.3d 465, 476; 365 N.E.2d 1087, 1095; 8 Ill.Dec. 701, 709 (5th Dist.1977).
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30.05.01 Measure of Damages--Emotional Distress--Past and Future
The emotional distress experienced [and reasonably certain to be experienced in the future].
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