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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 6-126. Specificity of verdict. In the following cases, if tried by a jury, the verdict shall be rendered as follows:
1. If it is proved on the trial that all the plaintiffs have a right to recover the possession of the premises, the verdict shall be for the plaintiffs generally.
2. If it is proved that one or more of the plaintiffs has a right to the possession of the premises, and that one or more does not have such right, the verdict shall specify for which plaintiff the jury finds, and as to which plaintiff the jury finds for the defendant.
3. If the verdict is for any plaintiff, and there are several defendants, the verdict shall be rendered against such of them as were in possession of the premises or as claimed title thereto at the commencement of the action.
4. If the verdict is for all the premises claimed, as specified in the complaint, it shall, in that respect, be for such premises generally.
5. If the verdict is for a part of the premises described in such complaint, the verdict shall particularly specify such part, as the same was proved, with the same certainty hereinbefore required in the description of the premises claimed.
6. If the verdict is for an undivided share or interest in the premises claimed, it shall specify such share or interest; and if for an undivided share in a part of the premises claimed, it shall specify such share, and shall describe such part of the premises as hereinbefore required.
The verdict shall also specify the estate which has been established on the trial, by the plaintiff in whose favor it is rendered, whether such estate is in fee or for his or her own life or for the life of another, stating such lives, or whether it is for a term of years, and specifying the duration of such term.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 735. Civil Procedure § 5/6-126. Specificity of verdict - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-735-civil-procedure/il-st-sect-735-5-6-126/
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