Smith v. Godfrey

Deen, Chief Judge.

The appellant suffered a fire that destroyed his home and furnishings under circumstances which strongly indicated by circumstantial evidence that the blaze originated in the plaintiff’s attic where the defendant Godfrey, a service contractor, with the aid of the co-defendants, the retailer Mechanical Equipment Co. and the manufacturer Friedrich Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co. were variously concerned in the repair of a heating and air conditioning system in consequence of a bad compressor in the heat pump. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of all defendants…