Larriva v. Widmer

McFarland, Justice:

Appellants, hereinafter designated defendants, appeal from a $65,000 judgment taken against them by appellees, hereinafter designated plaintiffs.

On April 13, 1959, plaintiffs Ronald L. Widmer, hereinafter referred to as Ronald, and Blanche Widmer, his wife, hereinafter referred to as Blanche, purchased a two-speed evaporative cooler from Rene W. Larriva, dba Appliance Furniture Sales, one of defendants. One week later, the cooler was installed by Monroe Hayes, dba Hayes Bros. Cooling & Sheet Metal Co. In mid-June of that same year, Ronald received a slight shock while…