PYATT v. ENGEL EQUIPMENT, INC.

No. 73-137.

17 Ill. App.3d 1070 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 225

JERRY R. PYATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ENGEL EQUIPMENT, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied April 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Robert C. Strodel, Assoc., of Peoria (Arthur R. Kingery and Robert C. Strodel, of counsel), for appellant.

William L. Voelker, Jr., of Peoria, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

This products-liability action was brought by plaintiff-appellant, Jerry Pyatt, in the circuit court of Peoria County against defendant-appellee, Engel Equipment, Inc. In the complaint based upon a theory of strict liability in tort, plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries against the manufacturer of a sheet metal press brake. The trial court entered judgment upon a jury verdict...

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