Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.

Clifford M. Jasper died as a result of injuries sustained on January 24, 1978, whñe operating a hydraulic aerial work platform manufactured by defendant, J. L. G. Industries, Inc. Plaintiff, Jack A. Coney, administrator of Jasper’s estate, filed a two-count complaint in the circuit court of Peoria County under the wrongful death and survival acts (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq., ch.1 IIOV2, par. 27 — 6) based on a strict products liability theory. Defendant filed two affirmative defenses. The first asserted that Jasper was guilty of comparative negligence or fault in his…