Urban Investment & Development Co. v. Turner Construction Co.

The plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Superior Court against the defendants seeking damages resulting from an electrical fire at the Westin Hotel at Copley Place in Boston on January 2, 1984. The complaint alleged negligence and breach of contract claims against the defendants, Turner Construction Company (Turner), the general contractor for the construction of the hotel; Guzovsky Electrical Corporation (Guzovsky), the subcontractor that designed and built the hotel’s electrical system; and Syska and Hennessy, Inc. (Syska), the engineering company that reviewed and approved the design of…