Posted On: February 12, 2007
Jury questions should be answered by the court
The first district appellate court has reversed a Chicago jury verdict against a woman injured in a car accident. The jury asked questions about whether insurance had paid the plaintiff's medical bills and the court failed to answer the questions. The Illinois Appellate Court held that the jury should have been given IPI Civil No. 30.22 in answer to the questions about medical insurance. IPI 30.22 informs the jury that they are not to consider whether medical insurance paid bills in the case.
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