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9 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1979–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co.green2 sentences2014"Generally, if a verdict is tainted by an erroneous instruction then the entire verdict is called into question, unless the instruction pertains to the issue of damages." Graham v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2012 IL App (1st) 102609, ¶ 42 . ¶ 97 Here, "[a] retrial is required because the jury was inadequately instructed and was, therefore, unable to apply the correct legal principles to the submitted evidence." Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co., 231 Ill. 2d 516, 568 (2008). 2014“Generally, if a verdict is tainted by an erroneous instruction then the entire verdict is called into question, unless the instruction pertains to the issue of damages.” Graham v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2012 IL App (1st) 102609, ¶ 42 . ¶ 97 Here, “[a] retrial is required because the jury was inadequately instructed and was, therefore, unable to apply the correct legal principles to the submitted evidence.” Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co., 231 Ill. 2d 516, 568 (2008). | 2 | 2 |
People v. Jenkinsgreen2 sentences2024“It is well established that the giving of contradictory instructions on an essential element in the case is prejudicial error and is not cured by the fact that another instruction is correct.” Id. 2024“It is well established that the giving of contradictory instructions on an essential element in the case is prejudicial error and is not cured by the fact that another instruction is correct.” Id. | 1 | 7 |
People v. Johnsongreen1 sentence2025See Stahl, 2014 IL 115804, ¶¶ 38-39 . ¶ 81 “If the court fails to properly instruct on any of [the] key issues [in the case,] the defendant’s right to a fair trial is seriously in doubt. [Citation.] The giving of contradictory instructions on an essential element of the case is prejudicial error and will not be cured by the fact that another instruction is correct.” People v. Johnson, 254 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Stahlgreen1 sentence2025See Stahl, 2014 IL 115804, ¶¶ 38-39 . ¶ 81 “If the court fails to properly instruct on any of [the] key issues [in the case,] the defendant’s right to a fair trial is seriously in doubt. [Citation.] The giving of contradictory instructions on an essential element of the case is prejudicial error and will not be cured by the fact that another instruction is correct.” People v. Johnson, 254 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Hartfieldgreen1 sentence2023Thus, “ ‘it is well established that the giving of contradictory instructions on an essential element in the case is prejudicial error, and is not cured by the fact that another instruction is correct.’ ” Hartfield, 2022 IL 126729, ¶ 58 (quoting Jenkins, 69 Ill. 2d at 66 , 370 N.E.2d at 534 ). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Graham v. Northwestern Memorial Hosp.
green
2 sentences2014"Generally, if a verdict is tainted by an erroneous instruction then the entire verdict is called into question, unless the instruction pertains to the issue of damages." Graham v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2012 IL App (1st) 102609, ¶ 42 . ¶ 97 Here, "[a] retrial is required because the jury was inadequately instructed and was, therefore, unable to apply the correct legal principles to the submitted evidence." Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co., 231 Ill. 2d 516, 568 (2008). 2014“Generally, if a verdict is tainted by an erroneous instruction then the entire verdict is called into question, unless the instruction pertains to the issue of damages.” Graham v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2012 IL App (1st) 102609, ¶ 42 . ¶ 97 Here, “[a] retrial is required because the jury was inadequately instructed and was, therefore, unable to apply the correct legal principles to the submitted evidence.” Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co., 231 Ill. 2d 516, 568 (2008). | 2 | 2014–2014 |
Schuringa v. City of Chicago
green
2 sentences1986(Schuringa v. City of Chicago (1964), 30 Ill. 2d 504, 515-16 , 198 N.E.2d 326 , cert. denied (1965), 379 U.S. 964 , 13 L. 1986(Schuringa v. City of Chicago (1964), 30 Ill. 2d 504, 515-16 , 198 N.E.2d 326 , cert. denied (1965), 379 U.S. 964 , 13 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Schuringa v. City of Chicago
green
1 sentence1986(Schuringa v. City of Chicago (1964), 30 Ill. 2d 504, 515-16 , 198 N.E.2d 326 , cert. denied (1965), 379 U.S. 964 , 13 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
South Puerto Rico Sugar Co. Trading Corp. v. United States
green
1 sentence1986(Schuringa v. City of Chicago (1964), 30 Ill. 2d 504, 515-16 , 198 N.E.2d 326 , cert. denied (1965), 379 U.S. 964 , 13 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Califano v. Jobst
green
1 sentence1986Ed. 2d 228, 234 , 98 S. Ct. 95, 99 .) The fact that another standard or rule may be more feasible will not justify a reviewing court to reverse the administrative decision. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Stephenson v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
green
1 sentence1979App. 2d 124, 136 , 252 N.E.2d 366 (court did not err in refusing to give a burden of proof instruction that was defective in failing to cover all the issues, in view of the fact that another instruction adequately covered the burden of proof issue). | 1 | 1979–1979 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.