Getting Things Hot

The plaintiff says she hired the defendant to fix her air conditioner, and he told her she needed a new one because the motor was blown. She paid him, then he removed the motor and never came back to finish the job. She’s suing him for all the money she paid him and more. The defendant says he brought the new motor to the plaintiff and asked for a check to install it, but she didn’t want to pay him right away. He said the cops were called after she accused him of theft. He’s countersuing for all he’s out. 26-373