RICHMOND REDEVELOP. & H.A. v. LABURNUM CONST. CORP.


80 S.E.2d 574 (1954)

195 Va. 827

RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING AUTHORITY v. LABURNUM CONST. CORP.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 15, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander H. Sands, Jr., Edward A. Marks, Jr., Sands, Marks & Sands, Edwards, Rogers & Cudlipp, Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

William H. King, Thomas P. Bryan, McGuire, Eggleston, Bocock & Woods, Richmond, for defendant in error.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH, and WHITTLE, JJ.


WHITTLE, Justice.

This common-law action was brought by Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, plaintiff, against Laburnum Construction Corporation, defendant, seeking to recover damages done to one of its buildings, Unit 14 of the Gilpin Court housing project. The unit was destroyed by a gas explosion alleged to have been caused by defective workmanship and materials furnished by the defendant. When the case was...

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