Bejda v. SGL Industries, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue presented by plaintiffs in this appeal is whether the trial court properly dismissed their product liability action against Gerbing Manufacturing Corporation (Gerbing).

From the relevant facts, it appears that Peter Bejda was injured at his place of employment by metal fragments as the result of the disintegration of the wheel of a grinding machine he was operating. He and his wife brought an action sounding in strict product liability against four defendants — three of whom were the designer, manufacturer, and…