Werner v. Nebal

Following a jury trial, Christine Nebal was found jointly liable for injuries sustained by Bruce Werner in a physical altercation with A1 Barrans and John Doe. Ms. Nebal’s liability stemmed from Illinois’s Dramshop Act. 235 ILCS 5/6 — 21 (West 2000). Ms. Nebal timely appeals, contending: (1) the trial court’s refusal to tender a jury instruction regarding the provocation affirmative defense was reversible error; (2) the trial court’s refusal to tender to the jury a verdict form in which the jury was instructed to apportion the damages attributable to the actions of each defendant was…