Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 31.02

Kin Surviving

If you decide for the plaintiff on the question of liability, you must then fix the amount of

money which will reasonably and fairly compensate the [collateral next of kin, e.g., brother] of

the decedent for the pecuniary loss proved by the evidence to have resulted to [collateral next of

kin] from the death of the decedent. “Pecuniary loss” may include loss of money, benefits, goods,

services, and society.

In determining pecuniary loss, you may consider what the evidence shows concerning the

following:

[1. What (money,) (benefits,) (goods,) (and) (services) the decedent customarily

contributed in the past;]

[2. What (money,) (benefits,) (goods,) (and) (services) the decedent was likely to have

contributed in the future;]

[3. Decedent’s age;]

[4. Decedent’s health;]

[5. Decedent’s physical and mental characteristics;]

[6. Decedent’s habits of (industry,) (sobriety,) (and) (thrift);]

[7. Decedent’s occupational abilities;]

[8. The grief, sorrow, and mental suffering of [collateral next of kin];]

[9. The relationship between [collateral next of kin] and [decedent].]

Whether pecuniary loss has been proved by the evidence is for you to determine.

Instruction and Notes on Use revised June 2021; Comment revised October 2007.