Bruske v. Arnold

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• improper to ask whether plaintiff was negligent without asking whether such negligence was a proximate cause; interrogatory, however, not prejudicial when taken together with instructions
• statements 22 1-05-1700 made in closing were improper, but did not rise to level of prejudice contemplated in Belfield
• improper to ask whether plaintiff was negligent without asking whether such negligence was a proximate cause; interroga­tory, however, not prejudicial when taken togeth­ er with instruc­tions
• Illinois Supreme Court found that a special interrogatory was properly refused in a contributory negligence case where it asked only if the plaintiff exercised due care and did not include the element of whether his own negligence contributed to his injuries
• Illinois Supreme Court found that a special interrogatory was properly refused in a contributory negligence case where it asked only if the plaintiff exercised due care and did not include the element of whether his own negligence contributed to his injuries

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