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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 28 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Barth v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co..

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1 Barth v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Anchor
ill · 2008
green “although jury instructions are generally reviewed for an abuse of discretion, our standard of review is de novo when the question is whether the applicable law was accurately conveyed.” 9
2 Studt v. Sherman Health Systems
ill · 2011
green “a reviewing court ordinarily will not reverse a trial court for giving faulty instructions unless they clearly misled the jury and resulted in prejudice to the appellant.” 4
3 Downs v. Steel and Craft Builders, Inc.
illappct · 2005
green “the rights retained by a general contractor to schedule and stop work and to order changes, are general rights of supervision and not a retention of control over the incidental aspects of the work” 3
4 Auten v. Franklin
illappct · 2010
green “the standard for deciding whether a trial court abused its discretion and the propriety of tendered jury instructions is 'whether the jury was fairly, fully and comprehensively informed on the relevant principles, considering the instructions in their entirety.” 3
5 Studt v. Sherman Health Systems
ill · 2011
green “applicable in a civil case, giving due consideration to the facts and the prevailing law, unless the court determines that it does not accurately state the law.” 3
6 Pekin Insurance Company v. Roszak/ADC
illappct · 2010
green “some control over the safety of the work,” 3
7 Sibenaller v. Milschewski
illappct · 2008
green “one who entrusts work to an independent contractor, but who retains the control of any part of the work.” 3

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