Opinion ID: 1935828
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: testimony of clyde pittman

Text: Q . . . What type of a business was . . . (AAA) in? A It did heating and air conditioning and plumbing work. Q At the time of the purchase of your stock, was this also a plumbing operation? A Well, the company had a plumber. I didn't get involved in that part of it . . . I understand . . . (the plumber) was employed with me after we bought this stock as a plumber. We had another plumber for a while also. Q Were these plumbers there prior to your purchase of the stock? A They had been there before. At the exact date of the sale of the agreement of the corporation, I'm not sure. Q Were they employed as plumbers? A Well, I'm not sure. . . . I don't know what he carried them on the books as. I didn't get involved in that. Q Did they perform any plumbing operations? A Not that I ever saw. I mean, I didn't work in that part of it. . . . Q . . . Do you know of any specific instances that AAA was in the plumbing operation at the time of the sale of stock? A No, I can't give you a specific job, orQ To your knowledge did it perform any plumbing operations? A Well, weQ Without going into any specific jobs? A No, the company is a heating, air conditioning and plumbing company as we bought the corporation.. . . Q Now, prior to your purchase of the stock, did AAA . . . sell water softeners? A Yes, sir. . . . Q You indicated that you never observed any plumbing work being done by AAA prior to the time that you bought the last of the stock? A . . . I didn't go on service trucks or that sort of thing. I didn't see anybody doing plumbing. . . . Q . . . (H)ow many units of water softeners had AAA sold prior to June 1 of 1970? A I don't really know. Q Do you know of any? A I know of one in my own house, for instance. . . . Q But how many customers for profit?. . . A I don't know. . . . Q And you were working full time in this business from . . . 1969 . . . until . . . you bought the business? A I was working for six months in the business, yes. Q During that time of your own personal knowledge, did you know of water softeners being sold by AAA? A I can't give you the names of any, no. Q . . . (A)t this time you did not have a master plumber on your payroll? A That's right. . . . Q Isn't it true that the plumbing aspect of the AAA . . . started when you took over the business and . . . Antrim left? A Well, we made a lot of changes, but I wouldn't say it started there. I bought a mechanical contracting business and they handled a lot of things. . . . Q . . . (Y)ou testified . . . (to no) personal knowledge that AAA. . . sold water softeners; is that correct? A I don't know of specific accounts or people they sold it to, no. Q That is not to say that the air conditioners or soft water conditioners weren't sold by AAA . . . without your knowledge; is that correct? A That's correct.