Crest Container Corp. v. R. H. Bishop Co.

Plaintiff, Crest Container Corporation, commenced this action against defendant and third-party plaintiff R. H. Bishop Company to recover damages for breach of contract. Bishop filed a third-party complaint against Fedders Corporation, Climatrol Division, alleging breach of warranties. The circuit court of Shelby County entered judgment in favor of Crest on a jury verdict and allowed Fedders’ motion for directed verdict made at the close of Bishop’s case. Bishop appeals from both decisions of the trial court.

This case arises from the design and installation of a commercial heating system. In…