Nero

This is a judgment roll appeal by appellants, the Ready Power Co. and William Nero from a judgment in favor of Harold A. Newman Co., Inc. and one Lindell Thompson. Ready Power, a Michigan corporation, is the manufacturer of air conditioning equipment, and Nero is that company’s sales and service agent in Fresno, doing business as United Mechanical Equipment Co. The Harold A. Newman Co., hereafter referred to as Newman, is a mechanical contractor. Lindell Thompson is an installer and repairer of air conditioning systems, doing business as Lindell Thompson Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Co.

The action was instituted by Newman against Ready Power, Nero and Western Greyhound Lines for damages and declaratory relief; the action against Ready Power and Nero was predicated on the theory that Newman installed an air conditioning system for Western Greyhound Lines, that certain units of the system were purchased from Ready Power, that those units were defective and caused the system to break down, that Ready Power replaced the equipment, that the replacement work was negligently performed, causing a second breakdown, and that Newman was damaged in the amount of $5,829.92 for…