Brewster v. Fowler, Unpublished Decision (10-13-2000)

OPINION This is an accelerated calendar appeal submitted to the court on the briefs of the parties. Appellant, Bradford R. Brewster ("Brewster"), appeals from a final judgment of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas entering summary judgment in favor of appellee, Donald Fowler, Jr. ("Fowler"). For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In May 1997, Fowler asked Brewster to help him build a wood deck on the rear of his home in Warren, Ohio. Brewster's duties consisted of performing general labor such as carrying lumber and pounding nails. At the time of the…