John Fritz v. William Yeager

This is an appeal from a Superior Court ruling, during trial, granting judgment in favor of appellee/defendant below William Yeager (“Yeager”) in a personal injury action brought by appellant/plaintiff below John Fritz (“Fritz”). Fritz sought damages for a hand injury that occurred while he was operating Yeager’s table saw, on Yeager’s premises, under a construction contract. After closing arguments but before submission to the jury, the Superior Court granted Yeager’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on the ground that Yeager did not owe a duty to Fritz based on Restatement (Second)…