Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/6-136 – Pleadings
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/6-136
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
The pleadings following the filing of the petition and the proceedings thereon shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions, but no matters shall be pleaded or presented which were or might have been denied in such action of ejectment. The defendant may plead a recovery by such defendant, or any other person, of the same premises, or of part thereof, subsequent to the verdict of the jury if tried by a jury, or to the finding of the court if tried without a jury, in such action of ejectment, in bar or in mitigation of the damages claimed by the plaintiff.