IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 300.84
Highest and Best Use--Definition
When I use the expression “highest and best use” of property I mean that use which
would give the property its highest cash market value on [insert date complaint was filed]. [This
may be the actual use of the property on that date or a use to which it was then adaptable and
which would be anticipated with such reasonable certainty that it would enhance the market
value on that date.]
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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