TROJA V. BLACK & DECKER MANUFACTURING CO
62 Md. App. 101 (1985)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a strict products liability action.
FACTS: Troja (P) accidentally amputated his thumb while operating a radial saw
manufactured by Black and Decker (D). The saw was designed so that the guide fence was
easily removable thus allowing parties to use the unit by guiding the wood with their bare
hand. The absence of this safety feature that would prevent the saw from running when the
fence was not in place rendered the product unreasonably dangerous. P sued D and the judge
granted a motion for a directed verdict on the defective design portion of P's strict
liability count; P failed to produce any legally sufficient evidence of the economic
feasibility of a proposed alternative radial arm saw design or the existence of such
technology when the particular saw was manufactured in 1976.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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