Kroch's & Brentano's, Inc. v. Barber-Colman Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered after a directed verdict at the close of plaintiffs’ case. The issues arise from a controversy between two groups of corporations concerning liability for certain damages to plaintiffs’ personal property. Kroch’s & Brentano’s, Inc., Joseph Salon Shoes, Inc. and Edison Brothers Shoes, Inc., the plaintiffs, filed a suit against defendants Barber-Colman Company and Northern Weather-makers alleging that as a result of breaches of contract and negligence, an air handling unit malfunctioned and caused water damage to equipment and stock which were…