Marcotte v. Peirce Construction Co.

The plaintiff Albert Marcotte was seriously injured when he suffered electrical burns on October 24, 1963 at Pease Air Force Base in Newington, while working in the employ of a roofing subcontractor on the roof of an electrical substation. The defendant Peirce Construction Co., Inc. was prime contractor, under a contract with the United States to enlarge the station upon which Marcotte was working. Following suit by Marcotte against Peirce Construction Co., the latter brought a third party action against Philip Renzi & Sons, Inc., its electrical subcontractor, seeking indemnity against…