<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>

<c:set var="chase" value="2"/>

<c:choose>
 <c:when test="${chase==1}">
    Case 1
 </c:when> 
 <c:when test="${chase==2}">
    case 2
 </c:when>
 
 <c:otherwise>
   all other cases
 </c:otherwise>
</c:choose>