Forgione v. Frankini Construction Co.

In November, 1936, the defendant had a general contract with the Ford Motor Company to construct for that company an extension to a building in Somerville upon an area about one hundred forty yards long and one hundred ten yards wide. The defendant had entered into a contract with Louis Covino and Son Foundation Company, a partnership, to furnish all labor and material to complete the “caissons” necessary for the foundation. According to the plaintiff’s testimony, on the morning of November 23 the plaintiff went to the scene of the work with one Manzoli and asked Louis Covino, a member of the…