Illinois Compiled Statutes

55 ILCS 5/3-3025 (2026)

Verdict of jury

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(55 ILCS 5/3-3025) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-3025)
    Sec. 3-3025. Verdict of jury. It shall be the duty of the jurors, as sworn aforesaid, to inquire how, in what manner, and by whom or what, the said dead body came to its death, and of all other facts of and concerning the same, together with all material circumstances in anywise related to or connected with the said death, and make up and sign a verdict, and deliver the same to the coroner. As part of its verdict, the jury may make recommendations other than for criminal prosecutions.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Wilson v. Dande, 2024 IL App (5th) 220552 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
Wilson v. Dande, 2024 IL App (5th) 220552 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “Assessments of the cause of death have more limited admissibility: the coroner’s verdict, concerning the cause and material circumstances surrounding the death (see 55 ILCS 5/3-3025 (West 1994)), is 2 Section 8-2201 of the Code of Civil Procedure addresses the admissibility of…”
Steward v. Crissell (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Assessments of the cause of death have more limited admissibility: the coroner's verdict, concerning the cause and material circumstances surrounding the death (see 55 ILCS 5/3-3025 (West 1994)), is entirely inadmissible in all civil proceedings for damages.”
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