Employers Mutual Liability Insurance v. Ford Motor Co.

This suit for declaratory relief comes here with a report of the evidence and findings of facts by the judge. The pertinent facts are these. John I. Hass Co., Inc., hereinafter called Hass, entered into a contract with Ford Motor Company, hereinafter called Ford, to paint the interior of Ford’s plant in Somerville. On October 8, 1954, one Schell, an employee of Hass, reported for work at Ford’s premises. Before entering, Schell was told by a guard to sign a document which was described by the guard as a “pass.” The document was divided into two parts by perforations, and Schell, without…