Rule 240 – Directed Verdicts

The order of the court granting a motion for a directed verdict is effective without any assent of the jury.Ill. Sup. Ct. R. 240Committee Comments This new rule, taken from Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended in 1963, eliminates an archaic...

Rule 239 – Instructions

(a)Use of IPI Instruction; Requirements of Other Instructions. Whenever Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions (IPI) contains an instruction applicable in a civil case, giving due consideration to the facts and the prevailing law, and the court determines that the jury...