BROWN ET UX v. Eakins

DUNCAN, J.,

(Pro Tempore)

In September, 1955, the parties made a contract whereby V. E. Eakins, doing business as Rose City Electric Co., defendant, undertook to install the electrical wiring in the house of plaintiffs, Clarence E. Brown and Mary Brown, husband and wife. Defendant performed the work in October, 1955. On November 7,1955, the house was damaged by fire. Thereafter plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendant for damage resulting from the fire, alleging that defendant breached the contract by failing to install the wiring in a workmanlike manner, which failure proximately caused…