IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 600.05
Issues--Apportionment of Responsibility--Separate or Third-Party Complaint Tried
and Submitted Consecutively to Same Jury
[1] You have found that [is] [are] liable to . You must now decide 's claim
that he is entitled to contribution from for a percentage of the damages awarded to .
[2] claims that was also negligent in one or more of the following respects:
[Set forth in simple form, without undue emphasis or repe tition, those allegations of the
third-party complaint as to the conduct of the third -party defendant which hav e not been
withdrawn or ruled out by the court and which are supported by the evidence.]
further claims that one or more of the fore going was a prox imate cause of 's
[injuries] [a nd] [damages].
[3] [denies that he did a ny of the things cla imed by ;] [denies that he was
negligent (in doing a ny of the things claimed by );] [and denies that any claimed act or
omission on the part of was a proximate cause of 's (injuries) (and) (damages)].
[4] [also asserts the following affirmative defense(s):
(Set forth in simple form, without undue emphasis or repetition, those affirmative
defenses in the third-party answer which have not been withdrawn or ruled out by the court and
which are supported by the evidence.)]
[5] [denies (that) (those) affirmative defense(s).]
Notes and Comment revised January 2010.
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