HADDAD’S CIVIL TRIAL WEBBOOK

Judge William J. Haddad (Ret.)

Jury Instructions-IL > Contract

How to Use these Instructions – Updated to 40 sets

Here are 40 sets of jury instructions selected from over 350 jury trials with verdicts from a few thousand dollars to $81 million. They are in WORD files for download, separation, and numbering. They are not presented as ironclad “law”, but rather to reflect the efforts of a jury trial judge and the highly skilled litigators who appeared in my courtroom in Chicago. They are offered for your use in the spirit of the camaraderie of our great profession.

• Lease Contract and Conversion Suit for wrongful eviction, conversion and abuse of process with counterclaim by LL for rent and property damage.
• Termination Case – School Teacher  Termination & Affirmative Defense of “cause” due to incompetency; Missing witness instruction.