IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 72.04
Joint Enterprise--Definition
One of the issues to be decided by you is whether ____ and ____ were engaged in a joint
enterprise. A joint enterprise exists if these four elements are present:
(1) An agreement, express or implied, between ____ and ____; and
(2) A common purpose to be carried out by ____ and ____; and
(3) A common business interest in that purpose between ____ and ____; and
(4) An understanding between them that each had a right to share in the control of the
operation of the car.
As to the fourth element, the question for you to decide is whether there was a right in
each to share the control of the operation of the car rather than the actual exercise of the right.
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- 2026-08-19
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