IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 72.03
Negligence of Driver Not Attributable To Passenger
If
you find that there was negligence on the part of the driver of the vehicle in which the
plaintiff was riding, then the driver's negligence cannot be charged to the plaintiff. The care
required of the plaintiff in this case is that which a reasonably careful person riding as a
passenger would use under similar circumstances.
Com
ment revised February 2023.
No
tes on Use
This instruction may not be given when the plaintiff is either the driver's employer, principal,
partner or joint venturer.
Thi
s instruction should not be given where there is a dispute as to who was driving the vehicle.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
1633cc41e602cead903dc2c71af19846153ef1aef1d7b8944a404020922916f5
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