IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 50.07
Inference of Agency --Agency and Scope of
Employment Inferred From Ownership of Automobile
If you decide that the automobile being driven by [driver's name] was owned by the
defendant, you may infer from such evidence that [driver's name] was acting as the agent of the
owner and within the scope of his authority, unless you find that inference is overcome by other
believable evidence. You may consider that inference [and any other evidence in the case] in
deciding whether [driver's name] was acting as agent and within the scope of his authority as the
defendant's agent.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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