Eberle v. Connecticut Light and Power Co.

On or about June 9, 1941, the Federal Works Administration, in the exercise of powers conferred upon it by act of Congress contracted with defendant, John H. Eisele Company, Incorporated (hereinafter referred to as the “general contractor”) for the erection of three hundred housing units on Hamilton Avenue and vicinity in Waterbury in this state. The work was “Project Number Conn. 6041.” Included among these structures was one having six apartments, one of which apartments was designated 158 Proctor Street. The plumbing work and, of pertinency here, the gas piping within the units, was done…