IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 33.01
Mitigation of Damages--Personal Injury
In fixing the amount of money which will reasonably and fairly compensate the plaintiff,
you are to consider that an injured person must exercise ordinary care to obtain medical
treatment. Damages proximately caused by a failure to exercise such care cannot be recovered.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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