Garavaglia v. Department of Revenue

Plaintiffs, doing business as Louis Garavaglia, are contractors engaged in improving, repairing and altering real estate for others. They specialize in the building of roads, bridges and grade separations.

In fulfillment of their contracts with the State highway department, plaintiffs used plywood and other lumber to build forms in which concrete was poured. After these forms had been stripped, wet burlap was used to drape over the concrete so that the structure would remain moist for a longer period of time and thereby produce a more stabile and uniform setting. Marsh hay was used to cover…