Patsy v. Carrier Corp.

HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellants, Patsy and Elvira Aloia, sued defendant-appellee Carrier Corporation, d/b/a Modern Air Conditioning, Inc., as a result of a fire occurring in plaintiffs’ home after defendant’s employees had serviced an air conditioning and heating unit installed by defendant when the home was built. The trial resulted in a jury verdict for defendant and plaintiffs have appealed, assigning as error numerous events occurring during the trial, including the court’s failure to give a requested jury instruction.

During the course of the trial the contract for the…