IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 500.02
Definition--”Active Conduct”--”Passive Conduct”
When I say that [name of third par ty plaintiff] claims that [name of third par ty
defendant]'s conduct was “active,” I m ean he cla ims [na me of third par ty defendant]'s conduc t
was the significant cause of [na me of pla intiff]'s injury and that [name of third par ty defendant]
thereby caused [name of third party plaintiff] to be liable to [name of plaintiff].
When I say that [name of third party plaintiff] claims that his conduct was passive, I mean
he claims that his conduct was di fferent from, and minor or t echnical when compared to, that of
[name of third par ty defe ndant] and that he was exposed to liability to [na me of plaintiff]
primarily because of [name of third party defendant]'s conduct.
The di fference in the conduct of the par ties must be a di fference in qua lity or na ture,
rather than in quantity.
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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