Pekelder v. Edgewater Automotive Co.

Plaintiff, Donald Pekelder, is appealing from the appellate court reversal (42 Ill. App. 3d 1011) of an order for a new trial entered by the circuit court of Cook County. Pekelder brought an action for personal injuries against the manufacturer (Edgewater Automotive Co., Inc.) and distributor (Standard Unit Parts Corp.) of an automobile jack, alleged to have been unreasonably dangerous. The jury returned a verdict for Edgewater and Standard, but the trial court granted Pekelder’s motion for a new trial on the grounds that a juror falsely testified during his voir dire examination. We allowed…