Eyster v. Borg-Warner Corp.

Clark, Judge.

In this "Products Liability” case we are called upon to decide if the trial judge was correct in directing a verdict for the manufacturer of a heating and air-conditioning system.

Following a fire which caused plaintiffs considerable damage to their residence and household effects this suit was instituted by them against four defendants,. These were the manufacturer of the heating and air-conditioning unit, the manufacturer’s distributor which had installed the unit, the company which had contracted to inspect, maintain, and repair that unit, and the builder of the house from whom…