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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 50.00
AGENCY
INTRODUCTION
This set of agency instructions has been drafted for use in tort cases in which there is an
issue of vicarious liability based on principles of agency. It is equally applicable in cases
involving respondeat superior liability based on an employer -employee (“master -servant”)
relationship. Warren v. LeMay , 142 Ill.App.3d 550, 575- 76, 491 N.E.2d 464, 480; 96 Ill.Dec.
418, 434 (5th Dist.1986). The Committee has not attempted, however, to determine whether and
to what extent these instructions may be accurate in cases based on other theories of liability,
such as contract. They should be used outside the tort area only with great caution.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-10
- Edition
- 2026-09-10
- Content hash
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