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6 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1997–2025 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
Casey v. Basedengreen2 sentences2025See Casey v. Baseden, 111 Ill. 2d 341, 348-49 (1986). ¶ 21 But merely because the short-form instruction may be used in situations where there is only one defendant, that does not prevent a plaintiff from arguing that liability attaches as long as the defendant’s acts were a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury, if other causes existed. 2025See Casey v. Baseden, 111 Ill. 2d 341 , 348- 49 (1986). ¶ 22 But merely because the short-form instruction may be used in situations where there is only one defendant, that does not prevent a plaintiff from arguing that liability attaches as long as the defendant’s acts were a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury, if other causes existed. | 2 | 2 |
Webb v. Angellgreen2 sentences2025See Webb v. Angell, 155 Ill. 2025See Webb v. Angell, 155 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Ostry v. Chateau Limited Partnership
green
2 sentences1998Ostry , 241 Ill. 1998Ostry, 241 Ill. | 2 | 1998–1998 |
Hajian v. Holy Family Hospital
green
2 sentences1997In Hajian v. Holy Family Hospital, 273 Ill.App.3d 932 , 210 Ill.Dec. 156 , 652 N.E.2d 1132 (1995), the court found that modifying the "that cause" phrase in the short form proximate cause instruction to "a cause" adequately informed the jurors that they were not limited to determining a single cause for plaintiff's injury." In Schlueter v. Barbeau, 262 Ill.App.3d 629, 635 , 199 Ill.Dec. 971 , 634 N.E.2d 1325 (1994), the court found it was error to use the unmodified short form proximate cause instruction because the use of the term "that cause" rather than modifying the instruction to use the 1997In Hajian v. Holy Family Hospital, 273 Ill. | 2 | 1997–1997 |
Schlueter v. Barbeau
neutral
2 sentences1997In Hajian v. Holy Family Hospital, 273 Ill.App.3d 932 , 210 Ill.Dec. 156 , 652 N.E.2d 1132 (1995), the court found that modifying the "that cause" phrase in the short form proximate cause instruction to "a cause" adequately informed the jurors that they were not limited to determining a single cause for plaintiff's injury." In Schlueter v. Barbeau, 262 Ill.App.3d 629, 635 , 199 Ill.Dec. 971 , 634 N.E.2d 1325 (1994), the court found it was error to use the unmodified short form proximate cause instruction because the use of the term "that cause" rather than modifying the instruction to use the 1997App. 3d 629, 635 , 634 N.E.2d 1325 (1994), the court found it was error to use the unmodified short form proximate cause instruction because the use of the term "that cause” rather than modifying the instruction to use the phrase "a cause” or "any cause” "suggested to the jury that they were limited to finding a single cause of plaintiff’s injuries.” In the present case the trial court instructed the jury using a modified short form proximate cause instruction containing the term "any cause.” We cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion by using this short form instruction. | 1 | 1997–1997 |
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.