State of Connecticut v. FH McGraw & Co.

(sitting as District Judge pursuant to statutory designation) .

This is an action by the Staté of Connecticut for damages on a bond given by F. H. McGraw & Company, Inc., as principal, and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, as surety, as a condition of bidding on- a contract for the construction of -the substructure of a bridge over the Housatonic River between Milford and Stratford, Connecticut, as a part of the new Wilbur Cross Parkway. The first-named defendant — hereinafter termed “McGraw” —having been awarded the contract as the lowest bidder, declined to proceed with the work on the…