Wojtowicz v. Sarno

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wojtowicz and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wojtowicz owned and occupied a two-story apartment building in Phoenix, Illinois. The first floor apartment was heated with a coal-burning hot air furnace, the apartment on the second floor with an oil stove. In September 1954 they contracted with John Samo and Joseph Perticara, who were doing business as Cadillac Heating, for the installation of an oil conversion burner in the furnace of their building. The installation, including additional air ducts to provide heat from the basement furnace to the second floor, was completed in October.…