Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 300.72

Compensation--Fact of Damage To

Remainder Not Contested Or Contested—

Multiple Tracts

When you retire to the jury room you will first select a foreperson. He or she will preside

during your deliberations.

Your verdict must be unanimous.

Forms of verdicts are supplied with these instructions. After you have reached your

verdict, fill in and sign the appropriate forms and return them into court. Your verdicts must be

signed by each of you. You should not write or mark upon this or any of the other instructions

given to you by the court.

You are to return a separate verdict form for each tract of property involved in this case.

A separate verdict form for each tract will be furnished to you for that purpose. Each form will be

marked with the name of the tract and the defendant to which the form applies.

When you have determined the just compensation to be paid for each tract taken, you will

complete the appropriate verdict form.

You will also decide [whether there is] [the amount of the] damage to the remainder [,

and if so, the amount of that damage]. You will then complete the appropr iate verdict form for

each remainder.

[If you find there (is) (will be) no damage to a remainder, write the word “None” in the

blank on the appropriate form.]

300.72.1 Forms of Verdict--Just Compensation--Fact

of Damage to Remainder Not Contested

or Contested--Multiple Tracts

Verdict Form--Part Taken

We, the jury, find the just compensation to be paid to the defendant [defendant's name]

for the taking of his property [insert identifying name or number of part taken] to be $____.

[Signature Lines]

Verdict Form--Damage to Remainder

We, the jury, find the just compensation to be paid to the defendant [defendant's name]

for the remainder of his property [insert identifying name or number of remainder] to be $____.

[Signature Lines]